# Cc. Ādi 4.8
> স্বয়ং-ভগবানের কর্ম নহে ভারহরণ ।
> স্থিতিকর্তা বিষ্ণু করেন জগৎপালন ॥৮॥
## Text
> svayaṁ-bhagavānera karma nahe bhāra-haraṇa
> sthiti-kartā viṣṇu karena jagat-pālana
## Synonyms
*svayam-bhagavānera*—of the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; *karma*—the business; *nahe*—is not; *bhāra-haraṇa*—taking away the burden; *sthiti-kartā*—the maintainer; *viṣṇu*—Lord Viṣṇu; *karena*—does; *jagat-pālana*—protection of the universe.
## Translation
**To take away this burden, however, is not the work of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The maintainer, Lord Viṣṇu, is the one who protects the universe.**