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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.14.6

पालयन्ति प्रजापाला यावदन्तं विभागश: । यज्ञभागभुजो देवा ये च तत्रान्विताश्च तै: ॥ ६ ॥
pālayanti prajā-pālā
[paalayanti prajaa-paalaa]
yāvad antaṁ vibhāgaśaḥ
[yaavad antam vibhaagashah]
yajña-bhāga-bhujo devā
[yajna-bhaaga-bhujo devaa]
ye ca tatrānvitāś ca taiḥ
[ye cha tatraanvitaash cha taih]
Word-for-word
pālayanti — execute the order prajā-pālāḥ — the rulers of the world, namely the sons and grandsons of Manu yāvat antam — unto the end of Manu’s reign vibhāgaśaḥ — in divisions yajña-bhāga-bhujaḥ — the enjoyers of the result of yajñas devāḥ — the demigods ye — others ca — also tatra anvitāḥ — engaged in that business ca — also taiḥ — by them.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pālayanti prajā-pālā
pālayanti
execute the order
prajā-pālāḥ
the rulers of the world, namely the sons and grandsons of Manu
yāvad antaṁ vibhāgaśaḥ
yāvat antam
unto the end of Manu’s reign
vibhāgaśaḥ
in divisions
yajña-bhāga-bhujo devā
yajña-bhāga-bhujaḥ
the enjoyers of the result of yajñas
devāḥ
the demigods
ye ca tatrānvitāś ca taiḥ
ye
others
ca
also
tatra anvitāḥ
engaged in that business
ca
also
taiḥ
by them.
To enjoy the results of sacrifices [yajñas], the rulers of the world, namely the sons and grandsons of Manu, discharge the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead until the end of Manu’s reign. The demigods also share the results of these sacrifices.
Purport

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (4.2) :

evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ

“This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, and the saintly kings understood it in that way.” This paramparā system extends from Manu to Ikṣvāku and from Ikṣvāku to his sons and grandsons. The rulers of the world in the line of hierarchy execute the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the paramparā system. Anyone interested in peaceful life must participate in this paramparā system and perform yajñas. As Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas in the paramparā system of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, we must perform saṅkīrtana-yajña all over the world ( yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ ). Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in this Age of Kali, and He will be easily satisfied if the saṅkīrtana movement is spread vigorously all over the world. This will also make people happy without a doubt.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The sons of Manu, and their descendents, protect dharma till the end of the Manvantara. The devatās, who share the results of sacrifice, also protect dharma along with them. Manus sons (praja-pālāḥ) protect that dharma until the end of the Manvantara. Their sons and grandsons in their turn, and the devatās also protect dharma.
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Personal Guidance
Manu's sons and grandsons execute the Lord's orders to enjoy yajña-results; demigods also share. The whole system is sustained by sacrifice, and the chain is paramparā. The peaceful life requires participation in this chain.
Reflection Questions
  • What ongoing 'yajña' am I performing — saṅkīrtana, service, study — and is it connected to a paramparā?
  • Where am I trying to live peacefully outside the sacrificial economy and finding peace elusive?
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