धर्ममूलं हि भगवान्सर्ववेदमयो हरि: । स्मृतं च तद्विदां राजन्येन चात्मा प्रसीदति ॥ ७ ॥
dharma-mulam hi bhagavan sarva-vedamayo harih smrtam ca tad-vidam rajan yena catma prasidati
- dharma-mulam
- the root of religious principles
- hi
- indeed
- bhagavan
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- sarva-veda-mayah
- the essence of all Vedic knowledge
- harih
- the Supreme Being
- smrtam ca
- and the scriptures
- tat-vidam
- of those who know the Supreme Lord
- rajan
- O King
- yena
- by which (religious principle)
- ca
- also
- atma
- the soul, mind, body and everything
- prasidati
- become fully satisfied.
The Supreme Being, the Personality of Godhead, is the essence of all Vedic knowledge, the root of all religious principles, and the memory of great authorities. O King Yudhisthira, this principle of religion is to be understood as evidence. On the basis of this religious principle, everything is satisfied, including one’s mind, soul and even one’s body.