SB 10.86.53
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 53
brāhmaṇo janmanā śreyān
sarveṣām prāṇinām iha
tapasā vidyayā tuṣṭyā
kim u mat-kalayā yutaḥ
SYNONYMS
brāhmaṇaḥ—a brāhmaṇa; janmanā—by his birth; śreyān—the best; sarveṣām—of all; prāṇinām—living beings; iha—in this world; tapasā—by his austerity; vidyayā—by his learning; tuṣṭyā—by his satisfaction; kim u—what more, then; mat—upon Me; kalayā—with loving meditation; yutaḥ—endowed.
TRANSLATION
By his very birth, a brāhmaṇa 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.