उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम् । सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः ॥ ३-२४॥ utsīdeyurime lokā na kuryāṃ karma cedaham saṅkarasya ca kartā syāmupahanyāmimāḥ prajāḥ These worlds would perish if I did not perform action; I would be the author of confusion of castes and would destroy these beings. utsīdeyuḥ = would be put into ruin; ime = all these; lokāḥ = worlds; na = not; kuryāṃ = I perform; karma = prescribed duties; cet = if; ahaṃ = I; saṅkarasya = of unwanted population; ca = and; kartā = creator; syāṃ = would be; upahanyāṃ = would destroy; imāḥ = all these; prajāḥ = living entities.;