bhavanta etad vijñÄya
dehÄdy utpÄdyam anta-vat
mÄá¹ yajanto 'dhvarair yuktÄḥ
prajÄ dharmeṇa raká¹£yatha
bhavantaḥ - you; etat - this; vijñÄya - understanding; deha-Ädi - the material body and so forth; utpÄdyam - subject to birth; anta-vat - having an end; mÄm - Me; yajantaḥ - worshiping; adhvaraiḥ - with Vedic sacrifices; yuktÄḥ - having clear intelligence; prajÄḥ - your citizens; dharmeṇa - according to religious principles; raká¹£yatha - you should protect.