।।3.23।।अह सर्वेश्वरः सत्यसंकल्पः स्वसंकल्पकृतजगदुदयविभवलयलीलः स्वच्छन्दतो जगदुपकृतये मर्त्यो जातः अपि मनुष्येषु शिष्टजनाग्रेसरवसुदेवगृहे अवतीर्णः तत्कुलोचिते कर्मणि अतन्द्रितः सर्वदा यदि न वर्तेयम् मम शिष्टजनाग्रेसरवसुदेवसूनोः वर्त्म अकृत्स्नविदः शिष्टाः च सर्वप्रकारेणअयम् एव धर्मः इति अनुवर्तन्ते ते च स्वकर्तव्याननुष्ठानेन अकरणे प्रत्यवायेन च आत्मानम् अनुपलभ्य निरयगामिनो भवेयुः।
3.23 If I, the Lord of all, whose will is always true, whose sport consists in creation, sustentation and dissolution of universe at My will, even though I am born at My pleasure as a man to help the world - if, I thus incarnating in the family of Vasudeva who is the foremost among virtuous men, did not contine to work unwearied at all times suitable to that family, then, these men with incomplete knowledge would follow My path, thinking that the way adopted by the son of virtuous Vasudeva alone is the real way. And in place of winning the self, they would go to Naraka because of their failure to do what ought to be done and also because of the sin arising from non-performance of duty.
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