SB 5.20.32 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.32

తద్వర్షపురుషా భగవన్తం బ్రహ్మరూపిణం సకర్మకేణ కర్మణాఽఽరాధయన్తీదం చోదాహరన్తి ॥ ౩౨ ॥

tad-varṣa-puruṣā bhagavantaṁ brahma-rūpiṇaṁ sakarmakeṇa karmaṇārādhayantīdaṁ codāharanti.

[tad-varsha-purushaa bhagavantam brahma-roopinam sakarmakena karmanaaraadhayanteedam chodaaharanti.]

Word-for-word

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 according to the Vedas ārādhayanti — worship idam — this ca — and udāharanti — they chant.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tad-varṣa-puruṣā bhagavantaṁ brahma-rūpiṇaṁ sakarmakeṇa karmaṇārādhayantīdaṁ 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 according to the Vedas

ārādhayanti

worship

idam

this

and

udāharanti

they chant.

For the fulfillment of material desires, the inhabitants of this tract of land worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead as represented by Lord Brahmā. They offer prayers to the Lord as follows.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The inhabitants of this tract of land worship the Lord in the form of Lord Brahmā by actions with cause further actions, and offer prayers to the Lord as follows. Sa-karmakeṇa means “by actions which create further actions.”

📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io