SB 12.13.16
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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
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.