Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 33


Sanskrit:

विप्रान् स्वलाभसन्तुष्टान् साधून् भूतसुहृत्तमान् ।निरहङ्कारिण: शान्तान् नमस्ये शिरसासकृत् ॥ ३३ ॥

ITRANS:

viprān sva-lābha-santuṣṭānsādhūn bhūta-suhṛttamānnirahaṅkāriṇaḥ śāntānnamasye śirasāsakṛt

Translation:

I repeatedly bow My head in respect to those brāhmaṇas who are satisfied with their lot. Saintly, prideless and peaceful, they are the best well-wishers of all living beings.

Purport:

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that sva-lābha also means “achieving one’s self,” or, in other words, self-realization. Thus an advanced brāhmaṇa is always satisfied with his spiritual understanding, never depending on material formalities or facilities.