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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.4.11-12
kavir havir antarikshah
āvirhotro 'tha drumilaś
camasah karabhājanahupaśamāyanam uparishtād varnayishyāmah
SYNONYMS
kavih — Kavi; havih — Havi; antarikshah — Antariksha; prabuddhah — Prabuddha; pippalāyanah — Pippalāyana; āvirhotrah — Avirhotra; atha — also; drumilah — Drumila; camasah — Camasa; karabhājanah — Karabhājana; iti — thus; bhāgavata-dharma-darśanāh — authorized preachers of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; nava — nine; mahā-bhāgavatāh — highly advanced devotees; teshām — of them; sucaritam — good characteristics; bhagavat-mahimā-upabrimhitam — accompanied by the glories of the Supreme Lord; vasudeva-nārada-samvādam — within the conversation between Vasudeva and Nārada; upaśamāyanam — which gives full satisfaction to the mind; uparishtāt — hereafter (in the Eleventh Canto); varnayishyāmah — I shall vividly explain.
TRANSLATION
In addition to these sons were Kavi, Havi, Antariksha, Prabuddha, Pippalāyana, Avirhotra, Drumila, Camasa and Karabhājana. These were all very exalted, advanced devotees and authorized preachers of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. These devotees were glorified due to their strong devotion to Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore they were very exalted. To satisfy the mind perfectly, I [Śukadeva Gosvāmī] shall hereafter describe the characteristics of these nine devotees when I discuss the conversation between Nārada and Vasudeva.
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