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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.7.21

శ్రీబ్రహ్మోవాచ అహో బత సురశ్రేష్ఠా హ్యభద్రం వ: కృతం మహత్ । బ్రహ్మిష్ఠం బ్రాహ్మణం దాన్తమైశ్వర్యాన్నాభ్యనన్దత ॥ ౨౧ ॥
śrī-brahmovāca
[shree-brahmovaacha]
aho bata sura-śreṣṭhā
[aho bata sura-shreshthaa]
hy abhadraṁ vaḥ kṛtaṁ mahat
[hy abhadram vah kritam mahat]
brahmiṣṭhaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ dāntam
[brahmishtham braahmanam daantam]
aiśvaryān nābhyanandata
[aishvaryaan naabhyanandata]
śrī-brahmā uvāca — Lord Brahmā said aho — alas bata — it is very astonishing sura-śreṣṭhāḥ — O best of the demigods hi — indeed abhadram — injustice vaḥ — by you kṛtam — done mahat — great brahmiṣṭham — a person fully obedient to the Supreme Brahman brāhmaṇam — a brāhmaṇa dāntam — who has fully controlled the mind and senses aiśvaryāt — because of your material opulence na — not abhyanandata — welcomed properly.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-brahmovāca
śrī-brahmā uvāca
Lord Brahmā said
aho
alas
aho bata sura-śreṣṭhā
bata
it is very astonishing
sura-śreṣṭhāḥ
O best of the demigods
hi
indeed
hy abhadraṁ vaḥ kṛtaṁ mahat
abhadram
injustice
vaḥ
by you
kṛtam
done
mahat
great
brahmiṣṭhaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ dāntam
brahmiṣṭham
a person fully obedient to the Supreme Brahman
brāhmaṇam
a brāhmaṇa
dāntam
who has fully controlled the mind and senses
aiśvaryān nābhyanandata
aiśvaryāt
because of your material opulence
na
not
abhyanandata
welcomed properly.
Lord Brahmā said: O best of the demigods, unfortunately, because of madness resulting from your material opulence, you failed to receive Bṛhaspati properly when he came to your assembly. Because he is aware of the Supreme Brahman and fully in control of his senses, he is the best of the brāhmaṇas. Therefore it is very astonishing that you have acted impudently toward him.

Lord Brahmā recognized the brahminical qualifications of Bṛhaspati, who was the spiritual master of the demigods because of his awareness of the Supreme Brahman. Bṛhaspati was very much in control of his senses and mind, and therefore he was a most qualified brāhmaṇa. Lord Brahmā chastised the demigods for not properly respecting this brāhmaṇa, who was their guru. Lord Brahmā wanted to impress upon the demigods that one’s guru should not be disrespected under any circumstances. When Bṛhaspati entered the assembly of the demigods, they and their king, Indra, took him for granted. Since he came every day, they thought, they did not need to show him special respect. As it is said, familiarity breeds contempt. Being very much displeased, Bṛhaspati immediately left Indra’s palace. Thus all the demigods, headed by Indra, became offenders at the lotus feet of Bṛhaspati, and Lord Brahmā, being aware of this, condemned their neglect. In a song we sing every day, Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says, cakṣu-dāna dila yei, janme janme prabhu sei: the guru gives spiritual insight to the disciple, and therefore the guru should be considered his master, life after life. Under no circumstances should the guru be disrespected, but the demigods, being puffed up by their material possessions, were disrespectful to their guru. Therefore Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.17.27) advises, ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyān nāvamanyeta karhicit/ na martya-buddhyāsūyeta: the ācārya should always be offered respectful obeisances; one should never envy the ācārya, considering him an ordinary human being.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahma said: O best of the devatās! You have committed a great wrong. You did not welcome the brāhmaṇa fixed in Brahman and having a controlled mind because of your wealth and power.
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