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SB 10.64.42

Devanāgarī

यथाहं प्रणमे विप्राननुकालं समाहित: । तथा नमत यूयं च योऽन्यथा मे स दण्डभाक् ॥ ४२ ॥

Text

yathāhaṁ praṇame viprān anukālaṁ samāhitaḥ tathā namata yūyaṁ ca yo ’nyathā me sa daṇḍa-bhāk

Synonyms

yathā—as;aham—I;praṇame—bow down;viprān—tobrāhmaṇas;anu-kālam—all the time;samāhitaḥ—carefully;tathā—so;namata—should bow down;yūyam—all of you;ca—also;yaḥ—one who;anyathā—(does) otherwise;me—by Me;saḥ—he;daṇḍa—for punishment;bhāk—a candidate.

Translation

Just us I always carefully bow down to brāhmaṇas, so all of you should likewise bow down to them. I will punish anyone who acts otherwise.

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