यद्यपि स्वविदितं सकलधर्मं ब्राह्मं गुह्यं ब्राह्मणैर्दर्शितमार्गेण सामादिभिरुपायैर्जनतामनुशशास ॥ १६ ॥
yadyapi sva-viditam sakala-dharmam brahmam guhyam brahmanair darsita-margena samadibhir upayair janatam anusasasa.
- yadyapi
- although
- sva-viditam
- known by Him
- sakala-dharmam
- which includes all different types of occupational duties
- brahmam
- Vedic instruction
- guhyam
- very confidential
- brahmanaih
- by the brahmanas
- darsita-margena
- by the path showed
- sama-adibhih
- sama, dama, titiksa (controlling the mind, controlling the senses, practicing tolerance) and so on
- upayaih
- by the means
- janatam
- the people in general
- anusasasa
- he ruled over
Although Lord Rsabhadeva knew everything about confidential Vedic knowledge, which includes information about all types of occupational duties, He still maintained Himself as a ksatriya and followed the instructions of the brahmanas as they related to mind control, sense control, tolerance and so forth. Thus He ruled the people according to the system of varnasrama-dharma, which enjoins that the brahmanas instruct the ksatriyas and the ksatriyas administer to the state through the vaisyas and sudras.