Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.45.30-31

prabhavau sarva-vidyānāḿ

sarva-jñau jagad-īśvarau

nānya-siddhāmalaḿ jñānaḿ

gūhamānau narehitaiḥ

atho guru-kule vāsam

icchantāv upajagmatuḥ

kāśyaḿ sāndīpaniḿ nāma

hy avanti-pura-vāsinam

SYNONYMS

prabhavau — They who were the origin; sarva — of all varieties; vidyānām — of knowledge; sarva-jñau — omniscient; jagat-īśvarau — the Lords of the universe; na — not; anya — from any other source; siddha — achieved; amalam — impeccable; jñānam — knowledge; gūhamānau — hiding; nara — humanlike; īhitaiḥ — by Their activities; atha u — then; guru — of the spiritual master; kule — in the school; vāsam — residence; icchantau — desiring; upajagatuḥ — They approached; kāśyam — the native of Kāśī (Benares); sāndīpanim nāma — named Sāndīpani; hi — indeed; avanti-pura — in the city of Avantī (modern Ujjain); vāsinam — living.

TRANSLATION

Concealing Their innately perfect knowledge by Their humanlike activities, those two omniscient Lords of the universe, Themselves the origin of all branches of knowledge, next desired to reside at the school of a spiritual master. Thus They approached Sāndīpani Muni, a native of Kāsī living in the city of Avantī.

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