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SB 11.16.14

Devanāgarī

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

Text

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

Synonyms

brahma-ṛṣīṇām—among the saintlybrāhmaṇas;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.

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