पूर्वं राजर्षिशब्देन तपसा द्योतितप्रभः । ब्रह्मर्षित्वमनुप्राप्तः पूज्योऽसि भगवन्मया ॥ ४५ ॥
pūrvaṁ rājarṣiśabdēna tapasā dyōtitaprabhaḥ | brahmarṣitvamanuprāptaḥ pūjyō’si bhagavanmayā || 45 ||
Translation
"Once, by your austerity, you shone with the name of royal sage; now you have reached the state of a brahmin sage. You are to be worshipped by me, revered one.
Word by word
- pūrvaṁ
- once
- rājarṣi
- of royal sage
- śabdēna
- with the name
- tapasā
- by your austerity
- dyōtita
- shone
- prabhaḥ
- (prabhaḥ) your light
- brahmarṣitvam
- the state of a brahmin sage
- anuprāptaḥ
- you have reached
- pūjyō
- (pūjyaḥ) to be worshipped
- asi
- you are
- bhagavan
- revered one
- mayā
- by me
Meaning
Viśvāmitra was born a king and became a brahmin sage (brahmarṣi) by austerity, a change no one else had achieved. That is why a king must worship him.