ब्रह्मण्यदेव: पुरुष: पुरातनो नित्यं हरिर्यच्चरणाभिवन्दनात् । अवाप लक्ष्मीमनपायिनीं यशो जगत्पवित्रं च महत्तमाग्रणी: ॥ ३८ ॥
brahmanya-devah purusah puratano nityam harir yac-caranabhivandanat avapa laksmim anapayinim yaso jagat-pavitram ca mahattamagranih
- brahmanya-devah
- the Lord of the brahminical culture
- purusah
- the Supreme Personality
- puratanah
- the oldest
- nityam
- eternal
- harih
- the Personality of Godhead
- yat
- whose
- carana
- lotus feet
- abhivandanat
- by means of worshiping
- avapa
- obtained
- laksmim
- opulences
- anapayinim
- perpetually
- yasah
- reputation
- jagat
- universal
- pavitram
- purified
- ca
- also
- mahat
- great
- tama
- supreme
- agranih
- foremost.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ancient, eternal Godhead, who is foremost amongst all great personalities, obtained the opulence of His staunch reputation, which purifies the entire universe, by worshiping the lotus feet of those brahmanas and Vaisnavas.