🪷 ŚB 6.7.32

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

वृणीमहे त्वोपाध्यायं ब्रह्मिष्ठं ब्राह्मणं गुरुम् । यथाञ्जसा विजेष्याम: सपत्नांस्तव तेजसा ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

vṛṇīmahe tvopādhyāyaṁ brahmiṣṭhaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ gurum yathāñjasā vijeṣyāmaḥ sapatnāṁs tava tejasā
Synonyms
vṛṇīmahe — we choose; tvā — you; upādhyāyam — as teacher and spiritual master; brahmiṣṭham — being perfectly aware of the Supreme Brahman; brāhmaṇam — a qualified brāhmaṇa; gurum — the perfect spiritual master; yathā — so that; añjasā — very easily; vijeṣyāmaḥ — we shall defeat; sapatnān — our rivals; tava — your; tejasā — by the power of austerity.

Translation

Since you are completely aware of the Supreme Brahman, you are a perfect brāhmaṇa, 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.

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