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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 4: Ambarīsha Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.4.17
yenedam loshtravat smritam
SYNONYMS
vāsudeve — unto the all-pervading Supreme Personality; bhagavati — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tat-bhakteshu — unto His devotees; ca — also; sādhushu — unto the saintly persons; prāptah — one who has achieved; bhāvam — reverence and devotion; param — transcendental; viśvam — the whole material universe; yena — by which (spiritual consciousness); idam — this; loshtra-vat — as insignificant as a piece of stone; smritam — is accepted (by such devotees).
TRANSLATION
Mahārāja Ambarīsha was a great devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, and of the saintly persons who are the Lord's devotees. Because of this devotion, he thought of the entire universe as being as insignificant as a piece of stone.
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