tasmād brahma-ṛṣīn etān
brahman mac-chraddhayārcaya
evaṁ ced arcito 'smy addhā
nānyathā bhūri-bhūtibhiḥ

 tasmāt - therefore; brahma-ṛṣīn - brāhmaṇa sages; etān - these; brahman - O brāhmaṇa (Śrutadeva); mat - (as you have) for Me; śraddhayā - with faith; arcaya - just worship; evam - thus; cet - if (you do); arcitaḥ - worshiped; asmi - I will be; addhā - directly; na - not; anyathā - otherwise; bhūri - vast; bhūtibhiḥ - with riches.


Text

Therefore you should worship these brāhmaṇa sages, O brāhmaṇa, with the same faith you have in Me. If you do so, you will worship Me directly, which you cannot do otherwise, even with offerings of vast riches.

Purport