22 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 18

vayam tatrapi bhrgavah
Sisyo ’syd nah pitdsurah

asmad-dharyam dhrtavati
Siidro vedam ivdsati

yaih—by which persons; idam—this entire universe; tapasd—by
austerity; srstam—was created; mukham—the face; purisah—of the
Supreme Person; parasya—transcendental; ye—those who (are);
dharyate —is always born; yaih—by which persons; iha—here; jyotih—
the brahmajyoti, the effulgence of the Supreme Lord; sivah—
auspicious; panthah—way; pradarsitah—is directed; yan—to whom;
vandanti—offer prayers; upatisthante—honor and follow; loka-
nathah—the directors of the various planets; sura-isvarah—the
demigods; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; api—even;
visva-Gtma—the Supersoul; paévanah—the purifier; sri-niketanah—the
husband of the goddess of fortune; vayam—we (are); tatra api—even
greater than other braéhmanas; bhrgavah—descendants of Bhrgu;
Sisyah—disciple; asyah—of her; nah—our; pita—father; asurah—
belong to the demoniac group; asmat-dharyam—meant to be worn by
us; dhrtavati—she has put on; sidrah—a non-brahmana worker;
vedam—the Vedas; iva—like; asati—unchaste.

TRANSLATION

We are among the qualified brahmanas, who are accepted as the
face of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The brahmanas have
created the entire universe by their austerity, and they always keep
the Absolute Truth within the core of their hearts. They have
directed the path of good fortune, the path of Vedic civilization,
and because they are the only worshipable objects within this
world, they are offered prayers and worshiped even by the great
demigods, the directors of the various planets, and even by the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul, the supreme
purifier, the husband of the goddess of fortune. And we are even
more respectable because we are in the dynasty of Bhrgu. Yet al-
though this woman’s father, being among the demons, is our disci-

ple, she has put on my dress, exactly like a Sidra taking charge of
Vedic knowledge.
