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SB 7.10.21

Devanāgarī

भवन्ति पुरुषा लोके मद्भ‍क्तास्त्वामनुव्रता: । भवान्मे खलु भक्तानां सर्वेषां प्रतिरूपधृक् ॥ २१ ॥

Text

bhavanti puruṣā loke mad-bhaktās tvām anuvratāḥ bhavān me khalu bhaktānāṁ sarveṣāṁ pratirūpa-dhṛk

Synonyms

bhavanti—become;puruṣāḥ—persons;loke—in this world;mat-bhaktāḥ—My pure devotees;tvām—you;anuvratāḥ—following in your footsteps;bhavān—you;me—My;khalu—indeed;bhaktānām—of all devotees;sarveṣām—in different mellows;pratirūpa-dhṛk—tangible example.

Translation

Those who follow your example will naturally become My pure devotees. You are the best example of My devotee, and others should follow in your footsteps.

Purport

In this connection, Śrīla Madhvācārya quotes a verse from the Skanda Purāṇa:

ṛte tu tāttvikān devān nāradādīṁs tathaiva ca prahrādād uttamaḥ ko nu viṣṇu-bhaktau jagat-traye

There are many, many devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they have been enumerated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.3.20) as follows:

svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ prahlādo janako bhīṣmo balir vaiyāsakir vayam

Of the twelve authorized devotees — Lord Brahmā, Nārada, Lord Śiva, Kapila, Manu and so on — Prahlāda Mahārāja is understood to be the best example.
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