वृणीमहे त्वोपाध्यायं ब्रह्मिष्ठं ब्राह्मणं गुरुम् ।
यथाञ्जसा विजेष्यामः सपत्नांस्तव तेजसा ॥ ३२ ॥
brahmistham brahmanam gurum
vrnimahe-we choose; tva-you; upadhyayam-as teacher and spiritual master; brahmistham-being perfectly aware of the Supreme Brahman; brahmanam-a qualified brahmana; gurum-the perfect spiritual master; yatha-so that; anjasa-very easily; vijesyamah-we shall defeat; sapatnan-our rivals; tava-your; tejasa-by the power of austerity.
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.
One must approach a particular type of
guru to execute a particular type of duty. Therefore although
Visvarupa was inferior to the demigods, the demigods accepted him as their
guru to conquer the demons.