SB 1.13.41
वाक्तन्त्यां नामभिर्बद्धा वहन्ति बलिमीशितुः ॥ ४१ ॥
vāk-tantyāṁ nāmabhir baddhā vahanti balim īśituḥ
Synonyms
yathā — just as; gāvaḥ — many bullocks [or oxen (balīvardāḥ)130]; [sarva eva131] baddhāḥ — that are all tied; tantyām — to a single long rope [ekasyām eva dīrghāyāṁ rajjvām132]; ca — and; protāḥ — pierced; nasi — [through] their noses [nāsikāyām]; [pṛthak pṛthak133] dāmabhiḥ — by separate smaller cords [fastened to the longer one]; [carry rice and other types of grain for their owners (īśituḥ svāminor baliṁ brīhy ādi goṇīr vahanti)134]; [so too, all these worlds along with their universal guardians (ime sapālāḥ lokāḥ)135]; baddhāḥ — being bound; vāk-tantyām — by the rope of the Vedic utterances [concerning what is to be done and what is to be avoided (kartavyākartavya-vidhāyaka-veda-lakṣaṇāyām)]; nāmabhiḥ — with regard to their respective socio-religious designations [pertaining to vocation and stage of life (brāhmaṇo brahmacārītyādi varṇāśrama-lakṣaṇaiḥ)]; vahanti — carry; balim — offerings; īśituḥ — of [i.e., to] the Supreme Regulator of all existence [Parameśvara].
Translation
Just as many bullocks that are all tied to a single long rope and pierced through their noses by separate smaller cords fastened to the longer one, carry rice and other types of grain for their owners, so too all these worlds along with their universal guardians, being bound by the rope of the Vedic utterances with regard to their respective socio-religious designations, carry offerings to the Supreme Regulator of all existence [Parameśvara].