yadÄ sva-nigamenoktaá¹
dvijatvaá¹ prÄpya pÅ«ruá¹£aḥ
yathÄ yajeta mÄá¹ bhaktyÄ
Å›raddhayÄ tan nibodha me
yadÄ - when; sva - specified according to one's qualification; nigamena - by the Vedas; uktam - enjoined; dvijatvam - the status of becoming twice-born; prÄpya - achieving; pÅ«ruá¹£aḥ - a person; yathÄ - in which way; yajeta - he should execute worship; mÄm - unto Me; bhaktyÄ - with devotion; Å›raddhayÄ - with faith; tat - that; nibodha - please hear; me - from Me.
Now please listen faithfully as I explain exactly how a person who has achieved twice-born status through the relevant Vedic prescriptions should worship Me with devotion.
The word sva-nigamena refers to the particular Vedic injunctions relevant to one’s social and occupational status. Members of the brÄhmaṇa, ká¹£atriya and vaiÅ›ya communities all achieve dvijatvam, twice-born status, by initiation into the GÄyatrÄ« mantra. Traditionally, fully qualified brÄhmaṇa boys may be initiated at age eight, ká¹£atriyas at eleven and vaiÅ›yas at twelve, provided the proper conditions are met. Having achieved twice-born status, one should faithfully worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His form of the Deity, as the Lord Himself will describe.
