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Srimad-Bhagavatam - Seventh Canto - Chapter 10: Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees

SB 7.10.20 - SB 7.10.22

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 21

bhavanti puruṣā loke

mad-bhaktās tvām anuvratāḥ

bhavān me khalu bhaktānāṁ

sarveṣāṁ pratirūpa-dhṛk

SYNONYMS

bhavanti — become; puruṣāḥ — persons; loke — in this world; mat-bhaktāḥ — My pure devotees; tvām — you; anuvratāḥ — following in your footsteps; bhavān — you; me — My; khalu — indeed; bhaktānām — of all devotees; sarveṣām — in different mellows; pratirūpa-dhṛk — tangible example.

TRANSLATION

Those who follow your example will naturally become My pure devotees. You are the best example of My devotee, and others should follow in your footsteps.

PURPORT

In this connection, Śrīla Madhvācārya quotes a verse from the Skanda Purāṇa:

ṛte tu tāttvikān devān

nāradādīṁs tathaiva ca

prahrādād uttamaḥ ko nu

viṣṇu-bhaktau jagat-traye

There are many, many devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they have been enumerated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 6.3.20) as follows:

svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ

kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ

prahlādo janako bhīṣmo

balir vaiyāsakir vayam

Of the twelve authorized devotees—Lord Brahmā, Nārada, Lord Śiva, Kapila, Manu and so on—Prahlāda Mahārāja is understood to be the best example.

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 Those who follow your example will naturally become My pure devotees. You are the best example of My devotee, and others should follow in your footsteps.
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-In this connection, Śrīla Madhvācārya quotes a verse from the Skanda Purāṇa:
+In this connection, Śrīla Madhvācārya quotes a verse from the ''Skanda Purāṇa'':
-:ṛte tu tāttvikān devān
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-:nāradādīṁs tathaiva ca
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-:prahrādād uttamaḥ ko nu
+:''prahrādād uttamaḥ ko nu''
-:viṣṇu-bhaktau jagat-traye
+:''viṣṇu-bhaktau jagat-traye''
-There are many, many devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they have been enumerated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 6.3.20]]) as follows:
+There are many, many devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they have been enumerated in ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' ([[SB 6.3.20-21|SB 6.3.20]]) as follows:
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-:balir vaiyāsakir vayam
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