etad vadanti munayo
muhur niḥśreyasaá¹ nṛṇÄm
nÄrado bhagavÄn vyÄsa
ÄcÄryo 'á¹…girasaḥ sutaḥ

 etat - this; vadanti - they say; munayaḥ - the great sages; muhuḥ - repeatedly; niḥśreyasam - the highest goal of life; nṛṇÄm - for men; nÄradaḥ - NÄrada Muni; bhagavÄn vyÄsaḥ - ÅšrÄ«la VedavyÄsa; ÄcÄryaḥ - my spiritual master; aá¹…girasaḥ - of Aá¹…girÄ; sutaḥ - the son.


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All the great sages repeatedly declare that such worship brings the greatest benefit possible in human life. This is the opinion of NÄrada Muni, the great VyÄsadeva and my own spiritual master, Bá¹›haspati.

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