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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.9.47

యస్య ప్రసన్నో భగవాన్ గుణైర్మైత్ర్యాదిభిర్హరి: తస్మై నమన్తి భూతాని నిమ్నమాప ఇవ స్వయమ్ ॥ ౪౭ ॥
yasya prasanno bhagavān
[yasya prasanno bhagavaan]
guṇair maitry-ādibhir hariḥ
[gunair maitry-aadibhir harih]
tasmai namanti bhūtāni
[tasmai namanti bhootaani]
nimnam āpa iva svayam
[nimnam aapa iva svayam]
yasya — anyone with whom prasannaḥ — is pleased bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead guṇaiḥ — by qualities maitrī-ādibhiḥ — by friendship, etc. hariḥ — Lord Hari tasmai — unto him namanti — offer respect bhūtāni — all living entities nimnam — to low ground āpaḥ — water iva — just as svayam — automatically.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yasya prasanno bhagavān
yasya
anyone with whom
prasannaḥ
is pleased
bhagavān
the Personality of Godhead
guṇair maitry-ādibhir hariḥ
guṇaiḥ
by qualities
maitrī-ādibhiḥ
by friendship, etc.
hariḥ
Lord Hari
tasmai namanti bhūtāni
tasmai
unto him
namanti
offer respect
bhūtāni
all living entities
nimnam āpa iva svayam
nimnam
to low ground
āpaḥ
water
iva
just as
svayam
automatically.
Unto one who has transcendental qualities due to friendly behavior with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, all living entities offer honor, just as water automatically flows down by nature.

The question may be raised in this connection why Suruci, who was not at all favorably disposed towards Dhruva, blessed him, “Long may you live,” which means that she also desired good fortune for him. The answer is given in this verse. Since Dhruva Mahārāja was blessed by the Lord, due to his transcendental qualities everyone was bound to offer him all respects and benediction, just as water, by its nature, flows downward. A devotee of the Lord does not demand respect from anyone, but wherever he goes he is honored by everyone throughout the whole world with all respect. Śrīnivāsa Ācārya said that the Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana are respected throughout the entire universe because a devotee, having pleased the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the source of all emanations, automatically pleases everyone, and thus everyone offers him respect.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Just as water flows naturally to a lower level, all living beings naturally offer respect to that person with whom the Lord is pleased, because of his qualities and friendliness. It was not impossible that Suruci could respect Dhruva.
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