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  "name":"SB 9.20.27",
  "h1":"SB 9.20.27",
  "label":"Text 27",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.20.27",
  "description":"Bharata, the son of Mahārāja Duṣmanta, bound thirty-three hundred horses for those sacrifices, and thus he astonished all other kings. He surpassed even the opulence of the demigods, for he achieved the supreme spiritual master, Hari."

} —

SB 9.20.27

Text

trayas-triṁśac-chataṁ hy aśvān
baddhvā vismāpayan nṛpān
dauṣmantir atyagān māyāṁ
devānāṁ gurum āyayau

Synonyms

trayaḥ—three; triṁśat—thirty; śatam—hundred; hi—indeed; aśvān—horses; baddhvā—arresting in the yajña; vismāpayan—astonishing; nṛpān—all other kings; dauṣmantiḥ—the son of Mahārāja Duṣmanta; atyagāt—surpassed; māyām—material opulences; devānām—of the demigods; gurum—the supreme spiritual master; āyayau—achieved.

Translation

Bharata, the son of Mahārāja Duṣmanta, bound thirty-three hundred horses for those sacrifices, and thus he astonished all other kings. He surpassed even the opulence of the demigods, for he achieved the supreme spiritual master, Hari.

Purport

One who achieves the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead certainly surpasses all material wealth, even that of the demigods in the heavenly planets. Yaṁ labdhvā cāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ. The achievement of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the most exalted achievement in life.