अस्ति यज्ञपतिर्नाम केषाञ्चिदर्हसत्तमा: । इहामुत्र च लक्ष्यन्ते ज्योत्स्नावत्य: क्वचिद्भुव: ॥ २७ ॥
asti yajna-patir nama kesancid arha-sattamah ihamutra ca laksyante jyotsnavatyah kvacid bhuvah
- asti
- there must be
- yajna-patih
- the enjoyer of all sacrifices
- nama
- of the name
- kesancit
- in the opinion of some
- arha-sattamah
- O most respectable
- iha
- in this material world
- amutra
- after death
- ca
- also
- laksyante
- it is visible
- jyotsna-vatyah
- powerful, beautiful
- kvacit
- somewhere
- bhuvah
- bodies.
My dear respectable ladies and gentlemen, according to the authoritative statements of sastra, there must be a supreme authority who is able to award the respective benefits of our present activities. Otherwise, why should there be persons who are unusually beautiful and powerful both in this life and in the life after death?