सत्त्वं विशुद्धं श्रयते भवान् स्थितौ शरीरिणां श्रेयउपायनं वपु: । वेदक्रियायोगतप:समाधिभि- स्तवार्हणं येन जन: समीहते ॥ ३४ ॥
sattvaṁ viśuddhaṁ śrayate bhavān sthitau śarīriṇāṁ śreya-upāyanaṁ vapuḥ veda-kriyā-yoga-tapaḥ-samādhibhis tavārhaṇaṁ yena janaḥ samīhate
- sattvam
- existence
- viśuddham
- transcendental, beyond the three modes of material nature
- śrayate
- accepts
- bhavān
- Your Lordship
- sthitau
- during the maintenance of this material world
- śarīriṇām
- of all living entities
- śreyaḥ
- of supreme auspiciousness
- upāyanam
- for the benefit
- vapuḥ
- a transcendental form or body
- veda-kriyā
- by ritualistic ceremonies according to the directions of the Vedas
- yoga
- by practice of devotion
- tapaḥ
- by austerities
- samādhibhiḥ
- by becoming absorbed in transcendental existence
- tava
- Your
- arhaṇam
- worship
- yena
- by such activities
- janaḥ
- human society
- samīhate
- offers (its obligation unto You)
O Lord, during the time of maintenance You manifest several incarnations, all with transcendental bodies, beyond the material modes of nature. When You appear in this way, You bestow all good fortune upon the living entities by teaching them to perform Vedic activities such as ritualistic ceremonies, mystic yoga, austerities, penances, and ultimately samādhi, ecstatic absorption in thoughts of You. Thus You are worshiped by the Vedic principles.