तं तदा पुरुषं मर्त्या महाराजोपलक्षणम् । यजन्ति वेदतन्त्राभ्यां परं जिज्ञासवो नृप ॥ २८ ॥
taṁ tadā puruṣaṁ martyā mahā-rājopalakṣaṇam yajanti veda-tantrābhyāṁ paraṁ jijñāsavo nṛpa
- tam
- Him
- tadā
- in that age
- puruṣam
- the supreme enjoyer
- martyāḥ
- mortal men
- mahā-rāja
- a great king
- upalakṣaṇam
- playing the role of
- yajanti
- they worship
- veda-tantrābhyām
- according to both the original Vedas and ritual tantras
- param
- of the Supreme
- jijñāsavaḥ
- those who want to gain knowledge
- nṛpa
- O King
My dear King, in Dvāpara-yuga men who desire to know the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the supreme enjoyer, worship Him in the mood of honoring a great king, following the prescriptions of both the Vedas and tantras.