bhavanta etad vijñāya
dehādy utpādyam anta-vat
māḿ yajanto 'dhvarair yuktāḥ
prajā dharmeṇa rakṣyatha
bhavantaḥ — you; etat — this; vijñāya — understanding; deha-ādi — the material body and so forth; utpādyam — subject to birth; anta-vat — having an end; mām — Me; yajantaḥ — worshiping; adhvaraiḥ — with Vedic sacrifices; yuktāḥ — having clear intelligence; prajāḥ — your citizens; dharmeṇa — according to religious principles; rakṣyatha — you should protect.