sucih—a brahmana purified internally and externally; sat-bhakti—of devotional service without motives; dipta-agni—by the blazing fire; dagdha—burnt to ashes; durjati—such as birth in a low family; kalmasah—whose sinful reactions; sva-pakah api—even though born in a family of dog-eaters; budhaih—by learned scholars; slagyah—recognized; na—not; veda-jnah api—even though completely conversant in Vedic knowledge; nastikah—an atheist.