Canto 11, Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Verse 14 (SB 11.16.14)
SB 11.16.14 • मूल श्लोक

ब्रह्मर्षीणां भृगुरहं राजर्षीणामहं मनु: । देवर्षीणां नारदोऽहं हविर्धान्यस्मि धेनुषु ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

brahmarṣīṇāṁ bhṛgur ahaṁ rājarṣīṇām ahaṁ manuḥ devarṣīṇāṁ nārado ’haṁ havirdhāny asmi dhenuṣu

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

brahma-ṛṣīṇām — among the saintly brāhmaṇas; bhṛguḥ — Bhṛgu Muni; aham — I am; rāja-ṛṣīṇām — among the saintly kings; aham — I am; manuḥ — Manu; deva-ṛṣīṇām — among the saintly demigods; nāradaḥ — Nārada Muni; aham — I am; havirdhānī — Kāmadhenu; asmi — I am; dhenuṣu — among cows.

Translation

“Among saintly brāhmaṇas I am Bhṛgu Muni, and I am Manu among saintly kings. I am Nārada Muni among saintly demigods, and I am Kāmadhenu among cows.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda