न ब्राह्मणान्मे दयितं रूपमेतच्चतुर्भुजम् । सर्ववेदमयो विप्र: सर्वदेवमयो ह्यहम् ॥ ५४ ॥
na brāhmaṇān me dayitaṁ rūpam etac catur-bhujam sarva-veda-mayo vipraḥ sarva-deva-mayo hy aham
- na
- not
- brāhmaṇāt
- than a brāhmaṇa
- me
- to Me
- dayitam
- more dear
- rūpam
- personal form
- etat
- this
- catuḥ-bhujam
- four-armed
- sarva
- all
- veda
- the Vedas
- mayaḥ
- comprising
- vipraḥ
- a learned brāhmaṇa
- sarva
- all
- deva
- the demigods
- mayaḥ
- comprising
- hi
- indeed
- aham
- I
Even My own four-armed form is no dearer to Me than a brāhmaṇa. Within himself a learned brāhmaṇa comprises all the Vedas, just as within Myself I comprise all the demigods.