SB 10.86.53
Devanāgarī
ब्राह्मणो जन्मना श्रेयान् सर्वेषां प्राणिनामिह । तपसा विद्यया तुष्ट्या किमु मत्कलया युत: ॥ ५३ ॥
Text
brāhmaṇo janmanā śreyān sarveṣām prāṇinām iha tapasā vidyayā tuṣṭyā kim u mat-kalayā yutaḥ
Synonyms
brāhmaṇaḥ—abrāhmaṇa;janmanā—by his birth;śreyān—the best;sarveṣām—of all;prāṇinām—living beings;iha—in this world;tapasā—by his austerity;vidyayā—by his learning;tuṣṭyā—by his satisfaction;kimu—what more, then;mat—upon Me;kalayā—with loving meditation;yutaḥ—endowed.
Translation
By his very birth, a brāhmaṇa is the best of all living beings in this world, and he becomes even more exalted when he is endowed with austerity, learning and self-satisfaction, what to speak of devotion to Me.
