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Appearance of Śukadeva Gosvāmī
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of his disciplic succession. He is the husband of the famous Ahalyā who turned into stone, and Indradeva the King of the heaven molested her. Ahalyā was delivered by Lord Rāmacandra. He is the grandfather of Kṛpācārya, one of the heroes of the Battle of Kurukṣetra.
Maitreya:  A great  ṛṣi  of yore. He was spiritual master of Vidura and a great religious authority. He advised Dhṛtarāṣṭra to keep good relations with the Pāṇḍavas. Duryodhana disagreed and thus was cursed by him. He met Vyāsadeva and had religious discourses with him.
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अन्ये च देवर्षिब्रह्मर्षिवर्या 
    राजर्षिवर्या अरुणादयश्च । 
    नानार्षेयप्रवरान् समेता- 
    नभ्यन्ये राजा शिरसा ववन्दे ॥११॥
anye ca devarṣi-brahmarṣi-varyā 
    rājarṣi-varyā aruṇādayaś ca 
    nānārṣeya-pravarān sametān 
    abhyarcya rājā śirasā vavande
anye —many others;  ca —also;  devarṣi —saintly demigods;  brahmarṣi —saintly  brāhmaṇas ;  varyāḥ —topmost;  rājarṣi-varyāḥ —topmost saintly kings;  aruṇa ādayaḥ —a special rank of  rājarṣis ;  ca —and;  nānā — many others;  ārṣeya-pravarān —chief amongst the dynasties of the sages;  sametān —assembled together;  abhyarcya —by worshiping;  rājā —the Emperor;  śirasā —bowed his head to the ground;  vavande —welcomed.
TRANSLATION
There were also many other saintly demigods, kings and special royal orders called  aruṇādayas  [a special rank of  rājarṣis ] from different dynasties of sages. When they all assembled together to meet the Emperor [Parīkṣit], he received them properly and bowed his head to the ground.
PURPORT
The system of bowing the head to the ground to show respect to superiors is an excellent etiquette which obliges the honored guest deep into the heart. Even the first-grade offender is excused simply by this