यासां पयोभि: कुशद्वीपौकस: कुशलकोविदाभियुक्तकुलकसंज्ञा भगवन्तं जातवेदसरूपिणं कर्मकौशलेन यजन्ते ॥ १६ ॥
yasam payobhih kusadvipaukasah kusala-kovidabhiyukta-kulaka-samjna bhagavantam jataveda-sarupinam karma-kausalena yajante.
- yasam
- of which
- payobhih
- by the water
- kusa-dvipa-okasah
- the inhabitants of the island known as Kusadvipa
- kusala
- Kusala
- kovida
- Kovida
- abhiyukta
- Abhiyukta
- kulaka
- Kulaka
- samjnah
- named
- bhagavantam
- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- jataveda
- the demigod of fire
- sa-rupinam
- manifesting the form
- karma-kausalena
- by expertise in ritualistic ceremonies
- yajante
- they worship.
The inhabitants of the island of Kusadvipa are celebrated as the Kusalas, Kovidas, Abhiyuktas and Kulakas. They are like the brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras respectively. By bathing in the waters of those rivers, they all become purified. They are expert in performing ritualistic ceremonies according to the orders of the Vedic scriptures. Thus they worship the Lord in His aspect as the demigod of fire.