brāhmaṇo janmanā śreyān
sarveṣām prāṇinām iha
tapasā vidyayā tuṣṭyā
kim u mat-kalayā yutaḥ

 brāhmaṇaḥ - a brāhmaṇa; janmanā - by his birth; śreyān - the best; sarveṣām - of all; prāṇinām - living beings; iha - in this world; tapasā - by his austerity; vidyayā - by his learning; tuṣṭyā - by his satisfaction; kim u - what more, then; mat - upon Me; kalayā - with loving meditation; yutaḥ - endowed.


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By his very birth, a brāhmaṇa 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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