भवन्त एतद् विज्ञाय देहाद्युत्पाद्यमन्तवत् । मां यजन्तोऽध्वरैर्युक्ता: प्रजा धर्मेण रक्ष्यथ ॥ २१ ॥
bhavanta etad vijñāya dehādy utpādyam anta-vat māṁ yajanto ’dhvarair yuktāḥ prajā dharmeṇa rakṣyatha
- 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
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.