यदा स्वनिगमेनोक्तं द्विजत्वं प्राप्य पूरुष: । यथा यजेत मां भक्त्या श्रद्धया तन्निबोध मे ॥ ८ ॥
yadā sva-nigamenoktaṁ dvijatvaṁ prāpya pūruṣaḥ yathā yajeta māṁ bhaktyā śraddhayā tan nibodha me
- yadā
- when
- sva
- specified according to one’s qualification
- nigamena
- by the Vedas
- uktam
- enjoined
- dvijatvam
- the status of becoming twice-born
- prāpya
- achieving
- pūruṣaḥ
- a person
- yathā
- in which way
- yajeta
- he should execute worship
- mām
- unto Me
- bhaktyā
- with devotion
- śraddhayā
- with faith
- tat
- that
- nibodha
- please hear
- me
- from Me
Now please listen faithfully as I explain exactly how a person who has achieved twice-born status through the relevant Vedic prescriptions should worship Me with devotion.