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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 20]
कथं गुणज्ञो विरमेद्विना पशुं श्रीर्यत्प्रवत्रे गुणसंग्रहेच्छया ॥२६॥
yaśaḥ śivam suśrava ārya-saṅgame yadṛcchayā copaśṛṇoti te sakṛt katham guṇa-jño viramed vinā paśum śrīr yat pravavre guṇa-saṅgrahecchayā
yaśaḥ —glorification;  śivam —all-auspicious;  su-śravaḥ —O highly glorified Lord;  ārya-saṅgame —in the association of advanced devotees;  yadṛcchayā —somehow or other;  ca —also;  upaśṛṇoti —hears;  te —Your;  sakṛt —even once;  katham —how;  guṇa-jñaḥ —one who appreciates good qualities;  viramet —can cease;  vinā —unless;  paśum —an animal;  śrīḥ —the goddess of fortune;  yat —which;  pravavre —accepted;  guṇa —Your qualities;  saṅgraha —to receive;  icchayā —with a desire.
TRANSLATION
My dear highly glorified Lord, if one, in the association of pure devotees, hears even once the glories of Your activities, he does not, unless he is nothing but an animal, give up the association of devotees, for no intelligent person would be so careless as to leave their association. The perfection of chanting and hearing about Your glories was even accepted by the goddess of fortune, who desired to hear of Your unlimited activities and transcendental glories.
PURPORT
The association of devotees ( ārya-saṅgama ) is the most important factor in this world. The word  ārya  refers to those who are advancing spiritually. In the history of the human race, the Āryan family is considered to be the most elevated community in the world because it adopts the Vedic civilization. The Āryan family is distributed all over the world and is known as Indo-Āryan. In prehistoric days all of the members of the Āryan family followed the Vedic principles, and therefore they became spiritually advanced. The kings, known as  rājarṣis , were so perfectly educated as  kṣatriyas , or protectors of the citizens, and so greatly advanced in spiritual life, that there was not a bit of trouble for the citizens.
The glorification of the Supreme Lord can be very much appreciated by the Āryan family. Although there is no bar for others, the members of the Āryan family very quickly catch the essence of spiritual life. How is it we