Bhagavata Purana 6.7.29-30
Srimad Bhagavatam · 7 · Verse 29-30
Sanskrit Original
आचार्यो ब्रह्मणो मूर्ति: पिता मूर्ति: प्रजापते: । भ्राता मरुत्पतेर्मूर्तिर्माता साक्षात् क्षितेस्तनु: ॥ २९ ॥ दयाया भगिनी मूर्तिर्धर्मस्यात्मातिथि: स्वयम् । अग्नेरभ्यागतो मूर्ति: सर्वभूतानि चात्मन: ॥ ३० ॥
ācāryo brahmaṇo mūrtiḥ pitā mūrtiḥ prajāpateḥ bhrātā marutpater mūrtir mātā sākṣāt kṣites tanuḥ
The ācārya, the spiritual master who teaches all the Vedic knowledge and gives initiation by offering the sacred thread, is the personification of all the Vedas. Similarly, a father personifies Lord Brahmā; a brother, King Indra; a mother, the planet earth; and a sister, mercy. A guest personifies religious principles, an invited guest personifies the demigod Agni, and all living entities personify Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.