Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 12
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā, and the Exchange of Youth: The Unsatisfied Nature of Desire
यैरिदं तपसा सृष्टं मुखं पुंस: परस्य ये । धार्यते यैरिह ज्योति: शिव: पन्था: प्रदर्शित: ॥ १२ ॥ यान् वन्दन्त्युपतिष्ठन्ते लोकनाथा: सुरेश्वरा: । भगवानपि विश्वात्मा पावन: श्रीनिकेतन: ॥ १३ ॥ वयं तत्रापि भृगव: शिष्योऽस्या न: पितासुर: । अस्मद्धार्यं धृतवती शूद्रो वेदमिवासती ॥ १४ ॥
yair idaṁ tapasā sṛṣṭaṁ mukhaṁ puṁsaḥ parasya ye dhāryate yair iha jyotiḥ śivaḥ panthāḥ pradarśitaḥ
我们属于合格的婆罗门，被认为是至尊人格首神的面孔。婆罗门通过苦行创造了整个宇宙，他们始终将绝对真理保存在内心深处。他们指引了幸运之路，即吠陀文明之路。因为他们是这个世界上唯一值得崇拜的对象，甚至连伟大的半神人和至尊人格首神本人也向他们祈祷和崇拜。而且我们更受尊敬，因为我们属于婆利古（Bhṛgu）王朝。然而，尽管这个女人的父亲身为阿修罗，是我们的弟子，她却穿上了我的衣服，就像一个首陀罗窃取了吠陀知识一样。
FAQs
This verse praises brāhmaṇas as those who uphold the ‘light’ of sacred knowledge and reveal the auspicious path of dharma, functioning like the mouth of the Supreme Person by guiding society through wisdom and austerity.
In the Yayāti narrative, the king acknowledges that true guidance and the preservation of dharma come through the spiritually disciplined brāhmaṇas, so he offers reverence to their authority and purity.
By living with self-discipline, studying sacred texts, speaking truthfully, and using knowledge to guide one’s actions toward dharma and devotion rather than mere convenience.