🪷 ŚB 4.21.37

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

Sanskrit

मा जातु तेज: प्रभवेन्महर्द्धिभि- स्तितिक्षया तपसा विद्यया च । देदीप्यमानेऽजितदेवतानां कुले स्वयं राजकुलाद् द्विजानाम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

mā jātu tejaḥ prabhaven maharddhibhis titikṣayā tapasā vidyayā ca dedīpyamāne ’jita-devatānāṁ kule svayaṁ rāja-kulād dvijānām
Synonyms
mā — never do it; jātu — at any time; tejaḥ — supreme power; prabhavet — exhibit; mahā — great; ṛddhibhiḥ — by opulence; titikṣayā — by tolerance; tapasā — penance; vidyayā — by education; ca — also; dedīpyamāne — upon those who are already glorified; ajita-devatānām — Vaiṣṇavas, or the devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kule — in the society; svayam — personally; rāja-kulāt — greater than the royal family; dvijānām — of the brāhmaṇas..

Translation

The brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas are personally glorified by their characteristic powers of tolerance, penance, knowledge and education. By dint of all these spiritual assets, Vaiṣṇavas are more powerful than royalty. It is therefore advised that the princely order not exhibit its material prowess before these two communities and should avoid offending them.

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