brÄhmaṇo janmanÄ Å›reyÄn
sarveá¹£Äm prÄṇinÄm iha
tapasÄ vidyayÄ tuṣṭyÄ
kim u mat-kalayÄ yutaḥ

 brÄhmaṇaḥ - a brÄhmaṇa; janmanÄ - by his birth; Å›reyÄn - the best; sarveá¹£Äm - of all; prÄṇinÄm - living beings; iha - in this world; tapasÄ - by his austerity; vidyayÄ - by his learning; tuṣṭyÄ - by his satisfaction; kim u - what more, then; mat - upon Me; kalayÄ - with loving meditation; yutaḥ - endowed.


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By his very birth, a brÄhmaṇa is the best of all living beings in this world, and he becomes even more exalted when he is endowed with austerity, learning and self-satisfaction, what to speak of devotion to Me.

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