तस्माद् ब्रह्मऋषीनेतान् ब्रह्मन् मच्छ्रद्धयार्चय । एवं चेदर्चितोऽस्म्यद्धा नान्यथा भूरिभूतिभि: ॥ ५७ ॥
tasmād brahma-ṛṣīn etān brahman mac-chraddhayārcaya evaṁ ced arcito ’smy addhā nānyathā bhūri-bhūtibhiḥ
- tasmāt
- therefore
- brahma-ṛṣīn
- brāhmaṇa sages
- etān
- these
- brahman
- O brāhmaṇa (Śrutadeva)
- mat
- (as you have) for Me
- śraddhayā
- with faith
- arcaya
- just worship
- evam
- thus
- cet
- if (you do)
- arcitaḥ
- worshiped
- asmi
- I will be
- addhā
- directly
- na
- not
- anyathā
- otherwise
- bhūri
- vast
- bhūtibhiḥ
- with riches
Therefore you should worship these brāhmaṇa sages, O brāhmaṇa, with the same faith you have in Me. If you do so, you will worship Me directly, which you cannot do otherwise, even with offerings of vast riches.