मा जातु तेज: प्रभवेन्महर्द्धिभि- स्तितिक्षया तपसा विद्यया च । देदीप्यमानेऽजितदेवतानां कुले स्वयं राजकुलाद् द्विजानाम् ॥ ३७ ॥
ma jatu tejah prabhaven maharddhibhis titiksaya tapasa vidyaya ca dedipyamane ’jita-devatanam kule svayam raja-kulad dvijanam
- ma
- never do it
- jatu
- at any time
- tejah
- supreme power
- prabhavet
- exhibit
- maha
- great
- rddhibhih
- by opulence
- titiksaya
- by tolerance
- tapasa
- penance
- vidyaya
- by education
- ca
- also
- dedipyamane
- upon those who are already glorified
- ajita-devatanam
- Vaisnavas, or the devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- kule
- in the society
- svayam
- personally
- raja-kulat
- greater than the royal family
- dvijanam
- of the brahmanas.
The brahmanas and Vaisnavas are personally glorified by their characteristic powers of tolerance, penance, knowledge and education. By dint of all these spiritual assets, Vaisnavas are more powerful than royalty. It is therefore advised that the princely order not exhibit its material prowess before these two communities and should avoid offending them.