Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9 Chapter 4 Verse 17

Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.4.17

vāsudeve bhagavati

tad-bhakteṣu ca sādhuṣu

prāpto bhāvaḿ paraḿ viśvaḿ

yenedaḿ loṣṭravat smṛtam

SYNONYMS

vāsudeve — unto the all-pervading Supreme Personality; bhagavati — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tat-bhakteṣu — unto His devotees; ca — also; sādhuṣu — unto the saintly persons; prāptaḥ — one who has achieved; bhāvam — reverence and devotion; param — transcendental; viśvam — the whole material universe; yena — by which (spiritual consciousness); idam — this; loṣṭra-vat — as insignificant as a piece of stone; smṛtam — is accepted (by such devotees).

TRANSLATION

Mahārāja Ambarīṣa 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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