etan mama mataḿ tāta

kriyatāḿ yadi rocate

ayaḿ go-brāhmaṇādrīṇāḿ

mahyaḿ ca dayito makhaḥ

etat -- this; mama -- My; matam -- idea; tata -- O father; kriyatam -- may it be carried out; yadi -- if; rocate -- it is pleasing; ayam -- this; go-brahmana-adrinam -- for the cows, brahmanas and Govardhana Hill; mahyam -- for Me; ca -- also; dayitah -- cherished; makhah -- sacrifice.


Texto

This is My idea, O father, and you may carry it out if it appeals to you. Such a sacrifice will be very dear to the cows, the brahmanas and Govardhana Hill, and also to Me.

Significado

Whatever is pleasing to the brahmanas, the cows and the Supreme Lord Himself is auspicious and beneficial for the entire world. Spiritually blind "modern" people do not understand this and instead adopt a "scientific" approach to life that is rapidly destroying the entire earth.