Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.74.2

śrī-yudhiṣṭhira uvāca

ye syus trai-lokya-guravaḥ

sarve lokā maheśvarāḥ

vahanti durlabhaḿ labdvā

śirasaivānuśāsanam

SYNONYMS

śrī-yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca — Śrī Yudhiṣṭhira said; ye — who; syuḥ — there are; trai-lokya — of the three worlds; guravaḥ — spiritual masters; sarve — all; lokāḥ — (the inhabitants of) the planets; mahā-īśvarāḥ — and the great controlling demigods; vahanti — they carry; durlabham — rarely obtained; labdhvā — having obtained; śirasā — on their heads; eva — indeed; anuśāsanam — (Your) command.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Yudhiṣṭhira said: All the exalted spiritual masters of the three worlds, together with the inhabitants and rulers of the various planets, carry on their heads Your command, which is rarely obtained.

PURPORT

Śrīla Prabhupāda renders Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira's statement as follows: "My dear Kṛṣṇa, O eternal form of bliss and knowledge, all the exalted directors of the affairs of this material world, including Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and King Indra, are always anxious to receive and carry out orders from You, and whenever they are fortunate enough to receive such orders, they immediately take them and keep them in their hearts."

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