# Cc. Ādi 4.8 ## 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.**