ime vayam yat-priyayaiva tanva
sattvena srsta bahir-antar-avih
gatim na suksmam rsayas ca vidmahe
kuto 'suradya itara-pradhanah
ime-these; vayam-we (the demigods); yat-to whom; priyaya-appearing very near and dear; eva-certainly; tanva-the material body; sattvena-by the mode of goodness; srstah-created; bahih-antah-avih-although fully aware, internally and externally; gatim-destination; na-not; suksmam-very subtle; rsayah-great saintly persons; ca-also; vidmahe-understand; kutah-how; asura-adyah-the demons and atheists; itara-who are insignificant in their identities; pradhanah-although they are leaders of their own societies.