यथाञ्जसा विजेष्यामः सपत्नांस्तव तेजसा ॥३२॥
vṛṇīmahe tvopÄdhyÄyaá¹
brahmiá¹£á¹haá¹ brÄhmaṇaá¹ gurum
yathÄñjasÄ vijeá¹£yÄmaḥ
sapatnÄá¹s tava tejasÄ
vṛṇīmahe - we choose; tvÄ - you; upÄdhyÄyam - as teacher and spiritual master; brahmiá¹£á¹ham - being perfectly aware of the Supreme Brahman; brÄhmaṇam - a qualified brÄhmaṇa; gurum - the perfect spiritual master; yathÄ - so that; añjasÄ - very easily; vijeá¹£yÄmaḥ - we shall defeat; sapatnÄn - our rivals; tava - your; tejasÄ - by the power of austerity.
Since you are completely aware of the Supreme Brahman, you are a perfect brÄhmaṇa, and therefore you are the spiritual master of all orders of life. We accept you as our spiritual master and director so that by the power of your austerity we may easily defeat the enemies who have conquered us.
One must approach a particular type of guru to execute a particular type of duty. Therefore although Viśvarūpa was inferior to the demigods, the demigods accepted him as their guru to conquer the demons.
