SB 10.89.1

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa's Sons

SB 10.89 Summary - SB 10.89.2

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 1

śrī-śuka uvāca

sarasvatyās taṭe rājann

ṛṣayaḥ satram āsata

vitarkaḥ samabhūt teṣāṁ

triṣv adhīśeṣu ko mahān

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; sarasvatyāḥ—of the river Sarasvatī; taṭe—on the bank; rājan—O King (Parīkṣit); ṛṣayaḥ—sages; satram—a Vedic sacrifice; āsata—were performing; vitarkaḥ—a disagreement; samabhūt—arose; teṣām—among them; triṣu—among the three; adhīśeṣu—chief lords; kaḥ—who; mahān—the greatest.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Once, O King, as a group of sages were performing a Vedic sacrifice on the banks of the Sarasvatī River, a controversy arose among them as to which of the three chief deities is supreme.

PURPORT

The three chief deities mentioned here are Lord Viṣṇu, Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva.

SB 10.89 Summary - SB 10.89.2