यस्य राष्ट्रे पुरे चैव भगवान् यज्ञपूरुष: । इज्यते स्वेन धर्मेण जनैर्वर्णाश्रमान्वितै: ॥ १८ ॥
yasya rastre pure caiva bhagavan yajna-purusah ijyate svena dharmena janair varnasramanvitaih
- yasya
- whose
- rastre
- in the state or kingdom
- pure
- in the cities
- ca
- also
- eva
- certainly
- bhagavan
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- yajna-purusah
- who is the enjoyer of all sacrifices
- ijyate
- is worshiped
- svena
- their own
- dharmena
- by occupation
- janaih
- by the people
- varna-asrama
- the system of eight social orders
- anvitaih
- who follow.
The king is supposed to be pious in whose state and cities the general populace strictly observes the system of eight social orders of varna and asrama, and where all citizens engage in worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead by their particular occupations.