त्वमेव धर्मार्थदुघाभिपत्तये दक्षेण सूत्रेण ससर्जिथाध्वरम् । त्वयैव लोकेऽवसिताश्च सेतवो यान्ब्राह्मणा: श्रद्दधते धृतव्रता: ॥ ४४ ॥
tvam eva dharmartha-dughabhipattaye daksena sutrena sasarjithadhvaram tvayaiva loke ’vasitas ca setavo yan brahmanah sraddadhate dhrta-vratah
- tvam
- Your Lordship
- eva
- certainly
- dharma-artha-dugha
- benefit derived from religion and economic development
- abhipattaye
- for their protection
- daksena
- by Daksa
- sutrena
- making him the cause
- sasarjitha
- created
- adhvaram
- sacrifices
- tvaya
- by you
- eva
- certainly
- loke
- in this world
- avasitah
- regulated
- ca
- and
- setavah
- respect for the varnasrama institution
- yan
- which
- brahmanah
- the brahmanas
- sraddadhate
- respect very much
- dhrta-vratah
- taking it as a vow
My dear lord, Your Lordship has introduced the system of sacrifices through the agency of Daksa, and thus one may derive the benefits of religious activities and economic development. Under your regulative principles, the institution of the four varnas and asramas is respected. The brahmanas therefore vow to follow this system strictly.