Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.16.14
ब्रह्मर्षीणां भृगुरहं राजर्षीणामहं मनु: ।
देवर्षीणां नारदोऽहं हविर्धान्यस्मि धेनुषु ॥ १४ ॥
brahmarṣīṇāṁ bhṛgur ahaṁ
[brahmarsheenaam bhrigur aham]
rājarṣīṇām ahaṁ manuḥ
[raajarsheenaam aham manuh]
devarṣīṇāṁ nārado ’haṁ
[devarsheenaam naarado ’ham]
havirdhāny asmi dhenuṣu
[havirdhaany asmi dhenushu]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
brahmarṣīṇāṁ bhṛgur ahaṁ
brahma-ṛṣīṇām
among the saintly brāhmaṇas
bhṛguḥ
Bhṛgu Muni
aham
I am
rājarṣīṇām ahaṁ manuḥ
rāja-ṛṣīṇām
among the saintly kings
aham
I am
manuḥ
Manu
devarṣīṇāṁ nārado ’haṁ
deva-ṛṣīṇām
among the saintly demigods
nāradaḥ
Nārada Muni
aham
I am
havirdhānī
Kāmadhenu
havirdhāny asmi dhenuṣu
asmi
I am
dhenuṣu
among cows.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Among brahmarṣis, I am Bhṛgu Muni, and I am Manu among rājarṣis. I am Nārada Muni among devarṣis, and I am Kāmadhenu among cows.
Havirdhāni means kāma-dhenu.
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Personal Guidance
He is Bhṛgu among brāhmaṇas, Manu among kings, Nārada among demigod sages, and Kāmadhenu among cows. The list of exemplars is itself a practical curriculum.
Reflection Questions
- Which of these exemplars would I most learn from this season?
- What might studying their lives reveal?
My note
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