यस्य वाचा प्रजा: सर्वा गावस्तन्त्येव यन्त्रिता: । हरन्ति बलिमायत्तास्तस्मै मुख्याय ते नम: ॥ ८ ॥
yasya vaca prajah sarva gavas tantyeva yantritah haranti balim ayattas tasmai mukhyaya te namah
- yasya
- of whom
- vaca
- by the Vedic directions
- prajah
- living entities
- sarvah
- all
- gavah
- bulls
- tantya
- by a rope
- iva
- as
- yantritah
- are directed
- haranti
- offer, take away
- balim
- presentation, ingredients for worship
- ayattah
- under control
- tasmai
- unto him
- mukhyaya
- unto the chief person
- te
- unto you
- namah
- respectful obeisances.
All the living entities within the universe are conducted by the Vedic directions, as a bull is directed by the rope attached to its nose. No one can violate the rules laid down in the Vedic literatures. To the chief person, who has contributed the Vedas, we offer our respect!