SB 5.20.11
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 11
- 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; somam ātmānam — 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.