Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.84.20

tasmād brahma-kulaḿ brahman

śāstra-yones tvam ātmanaḥ

sabhājayasi sad dhāma

tad brahmaṇyāgraṇīr bhavān

SYNONYMS

tasmāt — therefore; brahma — of brāhmaṇas; kulam — to the community; brahman — O Absolute Truth; śāstra — the revealed scriptures; yoneḥ — whose means of realization; tvam — You; ātmanaḥ — of Yourself; sabhājayasi — show honor; sat — perfect; dhāma — the abode; tat — consequently; brahmaṇya — of those who respect brahminical culture; agranīḥ — the leader; bhavān — You.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, O Supreme Brahman, You honor the members of the brahminical community, for they are the perfect agents by which one can realize You through the evidence of the Vedas. For that very reason You are the foremost worshiper of the brāhmaṇas.

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