तदेतत्सत्य मन्त्रेषु कर्माणि कवयो यान्यपश्यस्तानि त्रेतायां बहुधा सन्ततानि ।तान्याचरथ नियतं सत्यकामाएष व पन्थाः सुकृतस्य लोके ॥ १ ॥
In plain words
This is the truth which ancient seers beheld in the sacred hymns—those manifold rites spread wide across the Tretā age. Perform them with steady devotion, you who long for the true fruit: this is the path of righteous action in this world.
Close to the Sanskrit
That this truth which seers saw in the mantras, actions extended variously in the Tretā age; perform ye those steadily, O seekers of truth: this is your path of good work in the world.