brahmanah -- a brahmana; janmana -- by his birth; sreyan -- the best; sarvesham -- of all; praninam -- living beings; iha -- in this world; tapasa -- by his austerity; vidyaya -- by his learning; tushtya -- by his satisfaction; kim u -- what more, then; mat -- upon Me; kalaya -- with loving meditation; yutah -- endowed.

By his very birth, a brahmana 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.