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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.9.5
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 5
- tatra brahmarṣayaḥ sarve
- devarṣayaś ca sattama
- rājarṣayaś ca tatrāsan
- draṣṭuṁ bharata-puṅgavam
tatrathere — there; brahmaṛṣis among the brāhmaṇas-ṛṣayaḥṛṣis among the brāhmaṇas — ṛṣis among the brāhmaṇas; sarveall — all; devaṛṣis among the demigods-ṛṣayaḥṛṣis among the demigods — ṛṣis among the demigods; caand — and; sattamasituated in the quality of goodness — situated in the quality of goodness; rājaṛṣis among the kings-ṛṣayaḥṛṣis among the kings — ṛṣis among the kings; caand — and; tatrain that place — in that place; āsanwere present — were present; draṣṭumjust to see — just to see; bharatathe descendants of King Bharata — the descendants of King Bharata; puṅgavamthe chief of — the chief of.
Just to see the chief of the descendants of King Bharata [Bhīṣma], all the great souls in the universe, namely the ṛṣis amongst the demigods, brāhmaṇas and kings, all situated in the quality of goodness, were assembled there.
The ṛṣis are those who have attained perfection by spiritual achievements. Such spiritual achievements can be earned by all, whether one is a king or a mendicant. Bhīṣmadeva himself was also one of the brahmarṣis and the chief of the descendants of King Bharata. All ṛṣis are situated in the quality of goodness. All of them assembled there on hearing the news of the great warrior's impending death.