Text 28] The Structure of the Universe 299

TEXT 27

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tad-varsa-purusa rtavrata-satyavrata-danavratanuvrata-nadmano
bhagavantam vayv-dtmakam prandydama-vidhita-rajas-tamasah
parama-samadhina yajante.

tat-varsa-purusah—the inhabitants of those tracts of land: rta-
vrata—Rtavrata; satya-vrata—Satyavrata; ddna-vrata—Danavrata:
anuvrata—Anuvrata; némanah—having the four names; bhagavan-
tam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead: vdyu-dtmakam—repre-
sented by the demigod Vayu; prandyama—by the practice of regulating
the airs within the body: vidhitta—cleansed away: rajah-tamasah—
whose passion and ignorance; parama—sublime: samddhind—by
trance; yajante—they worship.

TRANSLATION

The inhabitants of those islands are also divided into four
castes—Rtavrata, Satyavrata, Danavrata and Anuvrata—which ex-
actly resemble brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sidra. They practice
pranayama and mystic yoga, and in trance they worship the

Supreme Lord in the form of Vayu.

TEXT 28

ora: ofraa aenfa at frrcatenha ha: |
ATU: AAT A TK CRSA RCI

antah-pravisya bhitani

yo bibharty atma-ketubhih
antaryamisvarah saksat

patu no yad-vase sphutam
