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SB 5.20.11

Devanāgarī

तद्वर्षपुरुषा: श्रुतधरवीर्यधरवसुन्धरेषन्धरसंज्ञा भगवन्तं वेदमयं सोममात्मानं वेदेन यजन्ते ॥ ११ ॥

Text

tad-varṣa-puruṣāḥ śrutadhara-vīryadhara-vasundhareṣandhara-saṁjñā bhagavantaṁ vedamayaṁ somam ātmānaṁ vedena yajante.

Synonyms

tat-varṣa-puruṣāḥ—the residents of those tracts of land;śrutadhara—Śrutadhara;vīryadhara—Vīryadhara;vasundhara—Vasundhara;iṣandhara—Iṣandhara;saṁjñāḥ—known as;bhagavantam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead;veda-mayam—fully conversant with the Vedic knowledge;somamātmānam—represented by the living entity known as Soma;vedena—by following the Vedic rules and regulations;yajante—they worship.

Translation

Strictly following the cult of varṇāśrama-dharma, the inhabitants of those islands, who are known as Śrutidharas, Vīryadharas, Vasundharas and Iṣandharas, all worship the expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead named Soma, the moon-god.

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