ŚB 10.73.21
Devanagari
भवन्त एतद् विज्ञाय देहाद्युत्पाद्यमन्तवत् ।
मां यजन्तोऽध्वरैर्युक्ता: प्रजा धर्मेण रक्ष्यथ ॥ २१ ॥
मां यजन्तोऽध्वरैर्युक्ता: प्रजा धर्मेण रक्ष्यथ ॥ २१ ॥
Verse text
bhavanta etad vijñāya
dehādy utpādyam anta-vat
māṁ yajanto ’dhvarair yuktāḥ
prajā dharmeṇa rakṣyatha
dehādy utpādyam anta-vat
māṁ yajanto ’dhvarair yuktāḥ
prajā dharmeṇa rakṣyatha
Synonyms
bhavantaḥ — you; etat — this; vijñāya — understanding; deha-ādi — the material body and so forth; utpādyam — subject to birth; anta-vat — having an end; mām — Me; yajantaḥ — worshiping; adhvaraiḥ — with Vedic sacrifices; yuktāḥ — having clear intelligence; prajāḥ — your citizens; dharmeṇa — according to religious principles; rakṣyatha — you should protect.
Translation
Understanding that this material body and everything connected with it have a beginning and an end, worship Me by Vedic sacrifices, and with clear intelligence protect your subjects in accordance with the principles of religion.