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  "name":"SB 9.4.17",
  "h1":"SB 9.4.17",
  "label":"Text 17",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.4.17",
  "description":"Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was a great devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, and of the saintly persons who are the Lord's devotees. Because of this devotion, he thought of the entire universe as being as insignificant as a piece of stone."

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SB 9.4.17

Text

vāsudeve bhagavati
tad-bhakteṣu ca sādhuṣu
prāpto bhāvaṁ paraṁ viśvaṁ
yenedaṁ loṣṭravat smṛtam

Synonyms

vāsudeve—unto the all-pervading Supreme Personality; bhagavati—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tat-bhakteṣu—unto His devotees; ca—also; sādhuṣu—unto the saintly persons; prāptaḥ—one who has achieved; bhāvam—reverence and devotion; param—transcendental; viśvam—the whole material universe; yena—by which (spiritual consciousness); idam—this; loṣṭra-vat—as insignificant as a piece of stone; smṛtam—is accepted (by such devotees).

Translation

Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was a great devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, and of the saintly persons who are the Lord's devotees. Because of this devotion, he thought of the entire universe as being as insignificant as a piece of stone.