यजन्ति यज्ञंक्रतुभिर्यमादृता भवन्त आम्नायविधानकोविदा: । स एव विष्णुर्वरदोऽस्तु वा परो दास्याम्यमुष्मै क्षितिमीप्सितां मुने ॥ ११ ॥
yajanti yajnam kratubhir yam adrta bhavanta amnaya-vidhana-kovidah sa eva visnur varado ’stu va paro dasyamy amusmai ksitim ipsitam mune
- yajanti
- worship
- yajnam
- who is the enjoyer of sacrifice
- kratubhih
- by the different paraphernalia for sacrifice
- yam
- unto the Supreme Person
- adrtah
- very respectfully
- bhavantah
- all of you
- amnaya-vidhana-kovidah
- great saintly persons fully aware of the Vedic principles of performing sacrifice
- sah
- that
- eva
- indeed
- visnuh
- is Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- varadah
- either He is prepared to give benedictions
- astu
- He becomes
- va
- or
- parah
- comes as an enemy
- dasyami
- I shall give
- amusmai
- unto Him (unto Lord Visnu, Vamanadeva)
- ksitim
- the tract of land
- ipsitam
- whatever He has desired
- mune
- O great sage
O great sage, great saintly persons like you, being completely aware of the Vedic principles for performing ritualistic ceremonies and yajnas, worship Lord Visnu in all circumstances. Therefore, whether that same Lord Visnu has come here to give me all benedictions or to punish me as an enemy, I must carry out His order and give Him the requested tract of land without hesitation.