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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 20: The Dynasty of Puru |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.20.27
trayas-trimsac-chatam hy asvan
daushmantir atyagan mayam
SYNONYMS
trayah -- three; trimsat -- thirty; satam -- hundred; hi -- indeed; asvan -- horses; baddhva -- arresting in the yajna; vismapayan -- astonishing; nripan -- all other kings; daushmantih -- the son of Maharaja Dushmanta; atyagat -- surpassed; mayam -- material opulences; devanam -- of the demigods; gurum -- the supreme spiritual master; ayayau -- achieved.
TRANSLATION
Bharata, the son of Maharaja Dushmanta, bound thirty-three hundred horses for those sacrifices, and thus he astonished all other kings. He surpassed even the opulence of the demigods, for he achieved the supreme spiritual master, Hari.
PURPORT
One who achieves the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead certainly surpasses all material wealth, even that of the demigods in the heavenly planets. Yam labdhva caparam labham manyate nadhikam tatah. The achievement of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the most exalted achievement in life.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness