Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 11: General History

Chapter 16: The Lord's Opulence. Text 14

brahmarṣīṇÄá¹ bhá¹›gur ahaá¹
rÄjarṣīṇÄm ahaá¹ manuḥ
devarṣīṇÄá¹ nÄrado 'haá¹
havirdhÄny asmi dhenuá¹£u

 brahma-ṛṣīṇÄm - among the saintly brÄhmaṇas; bhá¹›guḥ - Bhá¹›gu Muni; aham - I am; rÄja-ṛṣīṇÄm - among the saintly kings; aham - I am; manuḥ - Manu; deva-ṛṣīṇÄm - among the saintly demigods; nÄradaḥ - NÄrada Muni; aham - I am; havirdhÄnÄ« - KÄmadhenu; asmi - I am; dhenuá¹£u - among cows.


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Among saintly brÄhmaṇas I am Bhá¹›gu Muni, and I am Manu among saintly kings. I am NÄrada Muni among saintly demigods, and I am KÄmadhenu among cows.

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