Text 33] Indra Offends Brhaspati 53
TRANSLATION
Dear son, we have been defeated by our enemies, and therefore
we are very much aggrieved. Please mercifully fulfill our desires
by relieving our distress through the strength of your austerities.
Please fulfill our prayers.
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itae eTveTey arfers are THT |
TAHA AIM: TIATTT THAT (RA
urnimahe tvopddhyayam
brahmistham brahmanam gurum
yathanjasa vijesyamah
sapatnadms tava tejasa
vrnimahe—we choose; tui—you; upddhyayam—as teacher and
spiritual master; brahmistham—being perfectly aware of the Supreme
Brahman; brahmanam—a qualified bréhmana; gurum—the perfect
spiritual master; yathd—so that; anjasd—very easily; vijesyamah—we
shall defeat; sapatnadn—our rivals; tava—your; tejasa—by the power of
austerity.
TRANSLATION
Since you are completely aware of the Supreme Brahman, you
are a perfect brahmana, 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.
PURPORT
One must approach a particular type of guru to execute a particular
type of duty. Therefore although Visvaripa was inferior to the
demigods, the demigods accepted him as their guru to conquer the
demons.
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SRVANSHTA A AUT TA SATIS SONY | 2311
