yathagnim edhasy amrtam ca gosu
bhuvy annam ambudyamane ca vrttim
yogair manusya adhiyanti hi tvam
gunesu buddhya kavayo vadanti
yatha-as; agnim-fire; edhasi-in wood; amrtam-milk, which is like nectar; ca-and; gosu-from cows; bhuvi-on the ground; annam-food grains; ambu-water; udyamane-in enterprise; ca-also; vrttim-livelihood; yogaih-by practice of bhakti-yoga; manusyah-human beings; adhiyanti-achieve; hi-indeed; tvam-You; gunesu-in the material modes of nature; buddhya-by intelligence; kavayah-great personalities; vadanti-say.