Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB 11.16.14

SB 11.16.14

Devanagari

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

Verse text

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

Synonyms

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Among brahmarṣis, I am Bhṛgu Muni, and I am Manu among rājarṣis. I am Nārada Muni among devarṣis, and I am Kāmadhenu among cows. Havirdhāni means kāma-dhenu.

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