SB 12.13.17

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

SB 12.13.16 - SB 12.13.18

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 17

kṣetrāṇāṁ caiva sarveṣāṁ

yathā kāśī hy anuttamā

tathā purāṇa-vrātānāṁ

śrīmad-bhāgavataṁ dvijāḥ

SYNONYMS

kṣetrāṇām — of holy places; ca — and; eva — indeed; sarveṣām — of all; yathā — as; kāśī — Benares; hi — indeed; anuttamā — unexcelled; tathā — thus; purāṇa-vrātānām — of all the Purāṇas; śrīmat-bhāgavatam — Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; dvijāḥ — O brāhmaṇas.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

O brāhmaṇas, in the same way that the city of Kāśī is unexcelled among holy places, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is supreme among all the Purāṇas.

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