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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.21.51
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 51
- yo 'rkendv-agnīndra-vāyūnāṁ
- yama-dharma-pracetasām
- rūpāṇi sthāna ādhatse
- tasmai śuklāya te namaḥ
yaḥyou who — you who; arkaof the sun — of the sun; induof the moon — of the moon; agniof Agni, the fire-god — of Agni, the fire-god; indraof Indra, the lord of heaven — of Indra, the lord of heaven; vāyūnāmof Vāyu, the wind-god — of Vāyu, the wind-god; yamaof Yama, the god of punishment — of Yama, the god of punishment; dharmaof Dharma, the god of piety — of Dharma, the god of piety; pracetasāmand of Varuṇa, the god of the waters — and of Varuṇa, the god of the waters; rūpāṇithe forms — the forms; sthānewhen necessary — when necessary; ādhatseyou assume — you assume; tasmaiunto Him — unto Him; śuklāyaunto Lord Viṣṇu — unto Lord Viṣṇu; teunto you — unto you; namaḥobeisances — obeisances.
You assume, when necessary, the part of the sun-god; the moon-god; Agni, the god of fire; Indra, the lord of paradise; Vāyu, the wind-god; Yama, the god of punishment; Dharma, the god of piety; and Varuṇa, the god presiding over the waters. All obeisances to you, who are none other than Lord Viṣṇu!
Since the sage Kardama was a brāhmaṇa and Svāyambhuva was a kṣatriya, the sage was not supposed to offer obeisances to the King because socially his position was greater than the King's. But he offered his obeisances to Svāyambhuva Manu because as Manu, king and emperor, he was the representative of the Supreme Lord. The Supreme Lord is always worshipable, regardless of whether one is a brāhmaṇa, a kṣatriya or a śūdra. As the representative of the Supreme Lord, the King deserved respectful obeisances from everyone.