106 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 20

a aq ficuaeaista at mt
qreneagey fafa aati gan? 211

yajanti yajnari kratubhir yam adrta
bhavanta Gmndya-vidhana-kovidéh

sa eva visnur varado ’stu va paro
dasyamy amusmai ksitim ipsitarh mune

yajanti—worship; yajiam—who is the enjoyer of - sacrifice;
kratubhih—by the different paraphernalia for sacrifice; yam—unto the
Supreme Person; ddrtah—very respectfully; bhavantah—all of you;
aGmnaya-vidhana-kovidah—great saintly persons fully aware of the
Vedic principles of performing sacrifice; sah—that; eva—indeed;
visnuh—is Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vara-
dah—either He is prepared to give benedictions; astu—He becomes;
vd —or; parah—comes as an enemy; dadsydmi—I shall give; amusmai—
unto Him (unto Lord Visnu, Vamanadeva); ksitim—the tract of land;
ipsitam—whatever He has desired; mune—O great sage.

TRANSLATION

O great sage, great saintly persons like you, being completely
aware of the Vedic principles for performing ritualistic
ceremonies and yajiias, worship Lord Visnu in all circumstances.
Therefore, whether that same Lord Visnu has come here to give
me all benedictions or to punish me as an enemy, I must carry out
His order and give Him the requested tract of land without
hesitation.

PURPORT
As stated by Lord Siva:

dradhanadnam sarvesam
visnor Gradhanam param
tasmat parataram devi

tadiyanadm samarcanam
(Padma Purana)
