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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.3
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 3
- caritaṁ tasya rājarṣer
- ādi-rājasya sattama
- brūhi me śraddadhānāya
- viṣvaksenāśrayo hy asau
caritamcharacter — character; tasyahis — his; rājarṣeḥof the saintly king — of the saintly king; ādiof the original king-rājasyaof the original king — of the original king; sattamaO most pious one — O most pious one; brūhikindly speak — kindly speak; meunto me — unto me; śraddadhānāyaunto one eager to receive — unto one eager to receive; viṣvaksenaof the Personality of Godhead — of the Personality of Godhead; āśrayaḥone who has taken shelter — one who has taken shelter; hicertainly — certainly; asauthat king — that king.
O best of the virtuous, the original king of kings [Manu] was a great devotee of the Personality of Godhead Hari, and thus it is worth hearing of his sublime character and activities. Please describe them. I am very eager to hear.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is full of the transcendental topics of the Personality of Godhead and His pure devotees. In the absolute world there is no difference in quality between the Supreme Lord and His pure devotee. Therefore, hearing the topics of the Lord and hearing of the character and activities of the pure devotee have the same result, namely, the development of devotional service.