प्रभवौ सर्वविद्यानां सर्वज्ञौ जगदीश्वरौ । नान्यसिद्धामलं ज्ञानं गूहमानौ नरेहितै: ॥ ३० ॥ अथो गुरुकुले वासमिच्छन्तावुपजग्मतु: । काश्यं सान्दीपनिं नाम ह्यवन्तिपुरवासिनम् ॥ ३१ ॥
prabhavau sarva-vidyānāṁ sarva-jñau jagad-īśvarau nānya-siddhāmalaṁ jñānaṁ gūhamānau narehitaiḥ atho gurukule vāsam icchantāv upajagmatuḥ kāśyaṁ sāndīpaniṁ nāma hy avanti-pura-vāsinam
- prabhavau
- They who were the origin
- sarva
- of all varieties
- vidyānām
- of knowledge
- sarva-jñau
- omniscient
- jagat-īśvarau
- the Lords of the universe
- na
- not
- anya
- from any other source
- siddha
- achieved
- amalam
- impeccable
- jñānam
- knowledge
- gūhamānau
- hiding
- nara
- humanlike
- īhitaiḥ
- by Their activities
- atha u
- then
- guru
- of the spiritual master
- kule
- in the school
- vāsam
- residence
- icchantau
- desiring
- upajagatuḥ
- They approached
- kāśyam
- the native of Kāśī (Benares)
- sāndīpanim nāma
- named Sāndīpani
- hi
- indeed
- avanti-pura
- in the city of Avantī (modern Ujjain)
- vāsinam
- living
Concealing Their innately perfect knowledge by Their humanlike activities, those two omniscient Lords of the universe, Themselves the origin of all branches of knowledge, next desired to reside at the school of a spiritual master. Thus They approached Sāndīpani Muni, a native of Kāsī living in the city of Avantī.