अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन् | प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया
ajo.api sannavyayātmā bhūtānāmīśvaro.api san . prakṛtiṃ svāmadhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmyātmamāyayā
Bien que Je sois non-né, de nature impérissable, et le Seigneur de tous les êtres, Je prends néanmoins naissance en soumettant Ma propre Prakriti, par Ma propre Māyā.
Though I am birthless, undecaying by nature, and the Lord of beings, (still) by subjugating My Prakriti, I take birth by means of My own Maya.
Contrairement à l'homme, qui est lié par le karma et soumis à l'emprise de la Nature (Prakriti) et de ses trois qualités (gunas), le Seigneur a Sa Māyā sous Son contrôle parfait. Il n'est pas asservi par les qualités de la Nature. Sa naissance et Son incarnation sont apparentes, opérées par Son pouvoir illusoire (Māyā), et n'affectent en rien Sa véritable nature divine et éternelle.
Man is bound by Karma. So he takes birth. He is under the clutches of Nature. He,is deluded by the three alities of Nature whereas the Lord has Maya under His perfect control. He rules over Nature? and so He is not under the thraldom of the alities o Nature. He appears to be born and embodied through His own Maya or illusory power? but is not so in reality. His embodiment is ? as a matter of fact? apparent? It cannot affect in the least His true divine nature. (Cf.IX.8).