SB 11.16.19
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 19
- nāgendrāṇām ananto 'haṁ
- mṛgendraḥ śṛṅgi-daṁṣṭriṇām
- āśramāṇām ahaṁ turyo
- varṇānāṁ prathamo 'nagha
SYNONYMS
nāga-indrāṇām — among the best of many-hooded snakes; anantaḥ — Anantadeva; aham — I am; mṛga-indraḥ — the lion; śṛṅgi-daṁṣṭriṇām — among animals with sharp horns and teeth; āśramāṇām — among the four social orders of life; aham — I am; turyaḥ — the fourth, sannyāsa; varṇānām — among the four occupational orders; prathamaḥ — the first, the brāhmaṇas; anagha — O sinless one.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
O sinless Uddhava, among the best of snakes I am Anantadeva, and among those animals with sharp horns and teeth I am the lion. Among the social orders I am the fourth, or the renounced order of life, and among the occupational divisions I am the first, the brāhmaṇas.