Text 32]
The Structure of the Universe
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tad-dvīpasyāpy adhipatiḥ praiyavrato vītihotro nāmaitasyātmajau ramaṇaka-dhātaki-nāmānau varṣa-patī niyujya sa svayam pūrvajavad- bhagavat-karma-śīla evāste.
tat-dvīpasya—of that island; api—also; adhipatiḥ—the ruler; praiyavrataḥ—a son of Mahārāja Priyavrata; vītihotraḥ nāma—named Vītihotra; etasya—of him; ātma-jau—unto the two sons; ramaṇaka— Ramaṇaka; dhātaki—and Dhātaki; nāmānau—having the names; varṣa-patī—the rulers of the two tracts of land; niyujya—appointing; saḥ svayam—himself; pūrvaja-vat—like his other brothers; bhagavat- karma-śīlaḥ—being absorbed in activities to satisfy the Supreme Per- sonality of Godhead; eva—indeed; āste—remains.
TRANSLATION
The ruler of this island, the son of Mahārāja Priyavrata named Vītihotra, had two sons named Ramaṇaka and Dhātaki. He granted the two sides of the island to these two sons and then personally engaged himself in activities for the sake of the Supreme Personality of Godhead like his elder brother Medhātithi.
TEXT 32
तद्वर्षपुरुषा भगवन्तं ब्रह्मरूपिणं सकर्मकेण कर्मणाऽऽराधयन्तीदं चोदाहरन्ति   ॥३२॥
tad-varṣa-puruṣā bhagavantam brahma-rūpiṇam sakarmakeṇa karmaṇārādhayantīdam codāharanti.
tat-varṣa-puruṣāḥ—the inhabitants of that island; bhagavantam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; brahma-rūpiṇam—exhibited as Lord Brahmā being seated on the lotus; sa-karmakeṇa—for fulfillment of material desires; karmaṇā—by performing ritualistic activities accord- ing to the Vedas; ārādhayanti—worship; idam—this; ca—and: udāharanti—they chant.
TRANSLATION
For the fulfillment of material desires, the inhabitants of this tract of land worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead as