# Cc. Ādi 2.41 > অতএব অধীশ্বর তুমি সর্ব পিতা । > তোমার শক্তিতে তাঁরা জগৎ-রক্ষিতা ॥৪১॥ ## Text > ataeva adhīśvara tumi sarva pitā > tomāra śaktite tāṅrā jagat-rakṣitā ## Synonyms *ataeva*—therefore; *adhīśvara*—primeval Lord; *tumi*—You; *sarva*—of all; *pitā*—father; *tomāra*—Your; *śaktite*—by the energy; *tāṅrā*—They; *jagat*—of the cosmic creations; *rakṣitā*—protectors. ## Translation **"Therefore You are the primeval Lord, the original father of everyone. They [the puruṣas] are protectors of the universes by Your power.**