ācāryaḥ — the teacher or spiritual master who instructs Vedic knowledge by his personal behavior; brahmaṇaḥ — of all the Vedas; mūrtiḥ — the personification; pitā — the father; mūrtiḥ — the personification; prajāpateḥ — of Lord Brahmā; bhrātā — the brother; marut-pateḥ mūrtiḥ — the personification of Indra; mātā — the mother; sākṣāt — directly; kṣiteḥ — of the earth; tanuḥ — the body; dayāyāḥ — of mercy; bhaginī — the sister; mūrtiḥ — the personification; dharmasya — of religious principles; ātma — the self; atithiḥ — the guest; svayam — personally; agneḥ — of the fire-god; abhyāgataḥ — the invited guest; mūrtiḥ — the personification; sarva-bhūtāni — all living entities; ca — and; ātmanaḥ — of the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu.
Translation
The ācārya, the spiritual master who teaches all the Vedic knowledge and gives initiation by offering the sacred thread, is the personification of all the Vedas. Similarly, a father personifies Lord Brahmā; a brother, King Indra; a mother, the planet earth; and a sister, mercy. A guest personifies religious principles, an invited guest personifies the demigod Agni, and all living entities personify Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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