आचार्यो ब्रह्मणो मूर्ति: पिता मूर्ति: प्रजापते: । भ्राता मरुत्पतेर्मूर्तिर्माता साक्षात् क्षितेस्तनु: ॥ २९ ॥ दयाया भगिनी मूर्तिर्धर्मस्यात्मातिथि: स्वयम् । अग्नेरभ्यागतो मूर्ति: सर्वभूतानि चात्मन: ॥ ३० ॥
acaryo brahmano murtih pita murtih prajapateh bhrata marutpater murtir mata saksat ksites tanuh dayaya bhagini murtir dharmasyatmatithih svayam agner abhyagato murtih sarva-bhutani catmanah
- acaryah
- the teacher or spiritual master who instructs Vedic knowledge by his personal behavior
- brahmanah
- of all the Vedas
- murtih
- the personification
- pita
- the father
- murtih
- the personification
- prajapateh
- of Lord Brahma
- bhrata
- the brother
- marut-pateh murtih
- the personification of Indra
- mata
- the mother
- saksat
- directly
- ksiteh
- of the earth
- tanuh
- the body
- dayayah
- of mercy
- bhagini
- the sister
- murtih
- the personification
- dharmasya
- of religious principles
- atma
- the self
- atithih
- the guest
- svayam
- personally
- agneh
- of the fire-god
- abhyagatah
- the invited guest
- murtih
- the personification
- sarva-bhutani
- all living entities
- ca
- and
- atmanah
- of the Supreme Lord Visnu
The acarya, the spiritual master who teaches all the Vedic knowledge and gives initiation by offering the sacred thread, is the personification of all the Vedas. Similarly, a father personifies Lord Brahma; a brother, King Indra; a mother, the planet earth; and a sister, mercy. A guest personifies religious principles, an invited guest personifies the demigod Agni, and all living entities personify Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.