SB 12.13.16

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 13: The Glories of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

SB 12.13.15 - SB 12.13.17

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 16

nimna-gānāṁ yathā gaṅgā

devānām acyuto yathā

vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ

purāṇānām idam tathā

SYNONYMS

nimna-gānām—of rivers flowing down to the sea; yathā—as; gaṅgā—the Ganges; devānām—of all deities; acyutaḥ—the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead; yathā—as; vaiṣṇavānām—of devotees of Lord Viṣṇu; yathā—as; śambhuḥ—Śiva; purāṇānām—of Purāṇas; idam—this; tathā—similarly.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Just as the Gaṅgā is the greatest of all rivers, Lord Acyuta the supreme among deities and Lord Śambhu [Śiva] the greatest of Vaiṣṇavas, so Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the greatest of all Purāṇas.

SB 12.13.15 - SB 12.13.17