विप्रा गावश्च वेदाश्च तप: सत्यं दम: शम: । श्रद्धा दया तितिक्षा च क्रतवश्च हरेस्तनू: ॥ ४१ ॥
viprā gāvaś ca vedāś ca tapaḥ satyaṁ damaḥ śamaḥ śraddhā dayā titikṣā ca kratavaś ca hares tanūḥ
- viprāḥ
- the brāhmaṇas
- gāvaḥ ca
- and the cows
- vedāḥ ca
- and the Vedic knowledge
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- satyam
- truthfulness
- damaḥ
- control of the senses
- śamaḥ
- control of the mind
- śraddhā
- faith
- dayā
- mercy
- titikṣā
- tolerance
- ca
- also
- kratavaḥ ca
- as well as sacrifices
- hareḥ tanūḥ
- are the different parts of the body of Lord Viṣṇu
The brāhmaṇas, the cows, Vedic knowledge, austerity, truthfulness, control of the mind and senses, faith, mercy, tolerance and sacrifice are the different parts of the body of Lord Viṣṇu, and they are the paraphernalia for a godly civilization.