devāḥ īśvarādayaḥ, te hi yuktāyuktamanālocya svātantryeṇaiva vartanta ititeṣāṃ yathāceṣṭitaṃ yuktinirapekṣaṃ svātantryeṇa pravṛttis tadvadetad iti yāvat
[By] "divine beings" [is meant] Īśvara and others, for they act independently without considering what is proper and improper; just as their behavior proceeds independently without regard for reason, so does this [philosophical position].