नाहमिज्याप्रजातिभ्यां तपसोपशमेन वा । तुष्येयं सर्वभूतात्मा गुरुशुश्रूषया यथा ॥ ३४ ॥
nāham ijyā-prajātibhyāṁ tapasopaśamena vā tuṣyeyaṁ sarva-bhūtātmā guru-śuśrūṣayā yathā
- na
- not
- aham
- I
- ijyā
- by ritual worship
- prajātibhyām
- the higher birth of brāhmaṇa initiation
- tapasā
- by austerity
- upaśamena
- by self-control
- vā
- or
- tuṣyeyam
- can be satisfied
- sarva
- of all
- bhūta
- beings
- ātmā
- the Soul
- guru
- to one’s spiritual master
- śuśrūṣayā
- by faithful service
- yathā
- as
I, the Soul of all beings, am not as satisfied by ritual worship, brahminical initiation, penances or self-discipline as I am by faithful service rendered to one’s spiritual master.