यासां पयोभिः कुशद्वीपौकसः कुशलकोविदाभियुक्तकुलकसंज्ञा भगवन्तं
जातवेदसरूपिणं कर्मकौशलेन यजन्ते ॥१६॥

yÄsÄá¹ payobhiḥ kuÅ›advÄ«paukasaḥ kuÅ›ala-kovidÄbhiyukta-kulaka-saá¹jÃ±Ä bhagavantaá¹ jÄtaveda-sarÅ«piṇaá¹ karma-kauÅ›alena yajante

 yÄsÄm - of which; payobhiḥ - by the water; kuÅ›a-dvÄ«pa-okasaḥ - the inhabitants of the island known as KuÅ›advÄ«pa; kuÅ›ala - KuÅ›ala; kovida - Kovida; abhiyukta - Abhiyukta; kulaka - Kulaka; saá¹jñÄḥ - named; bhagavantam - unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; jÄtaveda - the demigod of fire; sa-rÅ«piṇam - manifesting the form; karma-kauÅ›alena - by expertise in ritualistic ceremonies; yajante - they worship.


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The inhabitants of the island of KuÅ›advÄ«pa are celebrated as the KuÅ›alas, Kovidas, Abhiyuktas and Kulakas. They are like the brÄhmaṇas, ká¹£atriyas, vaiÅ›yas and śūdras respectively. By bathing in the waters of those rivers, they all become purified. They are expert in performing ritualistic ceremonies according to the orders of the Vedic scriptures. Thus they worship the Lord in His aspect as the demigod of fire.

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