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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.13.16
nimna-gānāḿ yathā gańgā
devānām acyuto yathā
vaiṣṇavānāḿ yathā śambhuḥ
purāṇānām idam tathā
SYNONYMS
nimna-gānām — of rivers flowing down to the sea; yathā — as; gańgā — 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 Gańgā 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.
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