jagaduḥ prakṛtibhyas te
mahā-puruṣa-ceṣṭitam
yathānvaśāsad bhagavāḿs
tathā cakrur atandritāḥ
jagaduh -- told; prakritibhyah -- to their ministers and other associates; te -- they (the kings); maha-purusha -- of the Supreme Person; ceshtitam -- the activities; yatha -- as; anvasasat -- He instructed; bhagavan -- the Lord; tatha -- so; cakruh -- they did; atandritah -- without becoming lax.