SB 9.15.39 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

वयं हि ब्राह्मणास्तात क्षमयार्हणतां गता: । यया लोकगुरुर्देव: पारमेष्ठ्यमगात् पदम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Verse text

vayaṁ hi brāhmaṇās tāta kṣamayārhaṇatāṁ gatāḥ yayā loka-gurur devaḥ pārameṣṭhyam agāt padam

Synonyms

vayam — we ; hi — indeed ; brāhmaṇāḥ — are qualified brāhmaṇas ; tāta — O my dear son ; kṣamayā — with the quality of forgiveness ; arhaṇatām — the position of being worshiped ; gatāḥ — we have achieved ; yayā — by this qualification ; loka — guruḥ — the spiritual master of this universe ; devaḥ — Lord Brahmā ; pārameṣṭhyam — the supreme person within this universe ; agāt — achieved ; padam — the position .

Translation

My dear son, we are all brāhmaṇas and have become worshipable for the people in general because of our quality of forgiveness. It is because of this quality that Lord Brahmā, the supreme spiritual master of this universe, has achieved his post.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O dear son! We are all brāhmaṇas and have attained respect because of our quality of forgiveness. It is because of this quality that Brahmā, the guru of this universe, has achieved his post. Arhaṇatām means “being worthy of worship.”