yathÄhaá¹ praṇame viprÄn
anukÄlaá¹ samÄhitaḥ
tathÄ namata yÅ«yaá¹ ca
yo 'nyathÄ me sa daṇá¸a-bhÄk

 yathÄ - as; aham - I; praṇame - bow down; viprÄn - to brÄhmaṇas; anu-kÄlam - all the time; samÄhitaḥ - carefully; tathÄ - so; namata - should bow down; yÅ«yam - all of you; ca - also; yaḥ - one who; anyathÄ - (does) otherwise; me - by Me; saḥ - he; daṇá¸a - for punishment; bhÄk - a candidate.


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Just us I always carefully bow down to brÄhmaṇas, so all of you should likewise bow down to them. I will punish anyone who acts otherwise.

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