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TEXT 32
vrnimahe tvopadhyayam
brahmistham brahmanam gurum
yathanjasa vijesyamah
sapatnams tava tejasa
SYNONYMS
vrnimahewe choose; tvayou; upadhyayamas teacher and spiritual master; brahmisthambeing perfectly aware of the Supreme Brahman; brahmanama qualified brahmana; gurumthe perfect spiritual master; yathaso that; anjasavery easily; vijesyamahwe shall defeat; sapatnanour rivals; tavayour; tejasaby 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 Visvarupa was inferior to the demigods, the demigods accepted him as their guru to conquer the demons.
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