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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.16.14
brahmarṣīṇāḿ bhṛgur ahaḿ
rājarṣīṇām ahaḿ manuḥ
devarṣīṇāḿ nārado 'haḿ
havirdhāny asmi dhenuṣu
SYNONYMS
brahma-ṛṣīṇām — among the saintly brāhmaṇas; bhṛguḥ — Bhṛgu Muni; aham — I am; rāja-ṛṣīṇām — among the saintly kings; aham — I am; manuḥ — Manu; deva-ṛṣīṇām — among the saintly demigods; nāradaḥ — Nārada Muni; aham — I am; havirdhānī — Kāmadhenu; asmi — I am; dhenuṣu — among cows.
TRANSLATION
Among saintly brāhmaṇas I am Bhṛgu Muni, and I am Manu among saintly kings. I am Nārada Muni among saintly demigods, and I am Kāmadhenu among cows.
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