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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.11.21

शमो दमस्तप: शौचं सन्तोष: क्षान्तिरार्जवम् । ज्ञानं दयाच्युतात्मत्वं सत्यं च ब्रह्मलक्षणम् ॥ २१ ॥
śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ
[shamo damas tapah shaucham]
santoṣaḥ kṣāntir ārjavam
[santoshah kshaantir aarjavam]
jñānaṁ dayācyutātmatvaṁ
[jnaanam dayaachyutaatmatvam]
satyaṁ ca brahma-lakṣaṇam
[satyam cha brahma-lakshanam]
Word-for-word
śamaḥ — control of the mind damaḥ — control of the senses tapaḥ — austerity and penance śaucam — cleanliness santoṣaḥ — satisfaction kṣāntiḥ — forgiveness (being unagitated by anger) ārjavam — simplicity jñānam — knowledge dayā — mercy acyuta-ātmatvam — accepting oneself as an eternal servant of the Lord satyam — truthfulness ca — also brahma-lakṣaṇam — the symptoms of a brāhmaṇa..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ
śamaḥ
control of the mind
damaḥ
control of the senses
tapaḥ
austerity and penance
śaucam
cleanliness
santoṣaḥ kṣāntir ārjavam
santoṣaḥ
satisfaction
kṣāntiḥ
forgiveness (being unagitated by anger)
ārjavam
simplicity
jñānaṁ dayācyutātmatvaṁ
jñānam
knowledge
dayā
mercy
acyuta-ātmatvam
accepting oneself as an eternal servant of the Lord
satyaṁ ca brahma-lakṣaṇam
satyam
truthfulness
ca
also
brahma-lakṣaṇam
the symptoms of a brāhmaṇa..
The symptoms of a brāhmaṇa are control of the mind, control of the senses, austerity and penance, cleanliness, satisfaction, forgiveness, simplicity, knowledge, mercy, truthfulness, and complete surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Purport

In the institution of varṇāśrama-dharma, the symptoms of a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra, brahmacārī, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, and sannyāsī are all described. The ultimate aim is acyutātmatvam — to think always of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, or Viṣṇu. To make advancement in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one has to become a brāhmaṇa, with the above-mentioned symptoms.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The symptoms of a brāhmaṇa are control of the mind, control of the senses, austerity, cleanliness, satisfaction, forgiveness, simplicity, knowledge, mercy, truthfulness, and complete surrender to Viṣṇu. The unique qualities of each varṇa are now described in four verses. Acyutātmatvam means “absorbing the mind in Viṣṇu.”
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Personal Guidance
The brāhmaṇa's symptoms: mind-control, sense-control, austerity, cleanliness, satisfaction, forgiveness, simplicity, knowledge, mercy, truthfulness, surrender to the Lord. Acyutātmatvam — always thinking of Kṛṣṇa — is the goal. Become these qualities; don't merely admire them.
Reflection Questions
  • Which of the brāhmaṇa symptoms is weakest in you and most worth strengthening?
  • Where do you settle for admiring these qualities instead of practicing them?
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