SB 9.24.10-11 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.10-11

बभ्रु: श्रेष्ठो मनुष्याणां देवैर्देवावृध: सम: । पुरुषा: पञ्चषष्टिश्च षट् सहस्राणि चाष्ट च ॥ १० ॥ येऽमृतत्त्वमनुप्राप्ता बभ्रोर्देवावृधादपि । महाभोजोऽतिधर्मात्मा भोजा आसंस्तदन्वये ॥ ११ ॥

babhruḥ śreṣṭho manuṣyāṇāṁ

[babhruh shreshtho manushyaanaam]

devair devāvṛdhaḥ samaḥ

[devair devaavridhah samah]

puruṣāḥ pañca-ṣaṣṭiś ca

[purushaah pancha-shashtish cha]

ṣaṭ-sahasrāṇi cāṣṭa ca

[shat-sahasraani chaashta cha]

ye ’mṛtatvam anuprāptā

[ye ’mritatvam anupraaptaa]

babhror devāvṛdhād api

[babhror devaavridhaad api]

mahābhojo ’tidharmātmā

[mahaabhojo ’tidharmaatmaa]

bhojā āsaṁs tad-anvaye

[bhojaa aasams tad-anvaye]

Word-for-word

babhruḥ — King Babhru śreṣṭhaḥ — the best of all kings manuṣyāṇām — of all human beings devaiḥ — with the demigods devāvṛdhaḥ — King Devāvṛdha samaḥ — equally situated puruṣāḥ — persons pañca-ṣaṣṭiḥ — sixty-five ca — also ṣaṭ-sahasrāṇi — six thousand ca — also aṣṭa — eight thousand ca — also ye — all of them who amṛtatvam — liberation from material bondage anuprāptāḥ — achieved babhroḥ — because of association with Babhru devāvṛdhāt — and because of association with Devāvṛdha api — indeed mahābhojaḥ — King Mahābhoja ati-dharma-ātmā — exceedingly religious bhojāḥ — the kings known as Bhoja āsan — existed tat-anvaye — in the dynasty of him (Mahābhoja).

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

babhruḥ śreṣṭho manuṣyāṇāṁ

babhruḥ

King Babhru

śreṣṭhaḥ

the best of all kings

manuṣyāṇām

of all human beings

devair devāvṛdhaḥ samaḥ

devaiḥ

with the demigods

devāvṛdhaḥ

King Devāvṛdha

samaḥ

equally situated

puruṣāḥ pañca-ṣaṣṭiś ca

puruṣāḥ

persons

pañca-ṣaṣṭiḥ

sixty-five

also

ṣaṭ-sahasrāṇi cāṣṭa ca

ṣaṭ-sahasrāṇi

six thousand

also

aṣṭa

eight thousand

also

ye ’mṛtatvam anuprāptā

all of them who

amṛtatvam

liberation from material bondage

anuprāptāḥ

achieved

babhror devāvṛdhād api

babhroḥ

because of association with Babhru

devāvṛdhāt

and because of association with Devāvṛdha

api

indeed

mahābhojo ’tidharmātmā

mahābhojaḥ

King Mahābhoja

ati-dharma-ātmā

exceedingly religious

bhojā āsaṁs tad-anvaye

bhojāḥ

the kings known as Bhoja

āsan

existed

tat-anvaye

in the dynasty of him (Mahābhoja).

“It has been decided that among human beings Babhru is the best and that Devāvṛdha is equal to the demigods. Because of the association of Babhru and Devāvṛdha, all of their descendants, numbering 14,065, achieved liberation.” In the dynasty of King Mahābhoja, who was exceedingly religious, there appeared the Bhoja kings.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

"Among human beings Babhru is the best and that Devāvṛdha is equal to the devatās. Because of the association of Babhru and Devāvṛdha, all of their descendants, numbering 14,065, achieved liberation." In the dynasty of King Mahābhoja, who was exceedingly religious, there appeared the Bhoja kings. Babhror devāvṛdhāt means “by the strength of the association of Babhru and Devāvrḍha.”

Personal Guidance

By association with Babhru and Devāvṛdha, 14,065 descendants achieved liberation. Sat-saṅga, even at family scale, can liberate thousands; we should not underestimate the spiritual power radiating from devotional persons we sit beside.

Reflection Questions

Whose presence in my own life might be liberating many around me without my noticing?
Where am I missing the chance to take fuller advantage of saintly company already in my reach?

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