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Chapter 7: Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati.

Verse 25 of 33
SB 6.7.25

तद्विश्वरूपं भजताशु विप्रं तपस्विनं त्वाष्ट्रमथात्मवन्तम् सभाजितो ऽर्थान्स विधास्यते वो यदि क्षमिष्यध्वमुतास्य कर्म

tad viśvarūpaṁ bhajatāśu vipraṁ tapasvinaṁ tvāṣṭram athātmavantam sabhājito 'rthān sa vidhāsyate vo yadi kṣamiṣyadhvam utāsya karma

Synonyms

tat—therefore; viśvarūpam—Viśvarūpa; bhajata—just worship as guru; āśu—immediately; vipram—who is a perfect brāhmaṇa; tapasvinam—undergoing great austerities and penances; tvāṣṭram—the son of Tvaṣṭā; atha—as well as; ātma-vantam—very independent; sabhājitaḥ—being worshiped; arthān—the interests; saḥ—he; vidhāsyate—will execute; vaḥ—of all of you; yadi—if; kṣamiṣyadhvam—you tolerate; uta—indeed; asya—his; karma—activities (to support the Daityas)..

Translation

O demigods, I instruct you to approach Viśvarūpa, the son of Tvaṣṭā, and accept him as your guru. He is a pure and very powerful brāhmaṇa undergoing austerity and penances. Pleased by your worship, he will fulfill your desires, provided that you tolerate his being inclined to side with the demons.

Purport

Lord Brahmā advised the demigods to accept the son of Tvaṣṭā as their spiritual master although he was always inclined toward the benefit of the asuras.

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