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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 2]
estimate the varieties on other planets, they falsely imagine that all planets but this one are vacant, uninhabited, and full of dust. Although they cannot even estimate the varieties existing throughout the universe, they are very proud of their knowledge, and they are accepted as learned by persons of a similar caliber. As described in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (2.3.19),  śva-viḍ-varāhoṣṭra-kharaiḥ saṁstutaḥ puruṣaḥ paśuḥ : materialistic leaders are praised by dogs, hogs, camels and asses, and they themselves are also big animals. One should not be satisfied with the knowledge imparted by a big animal. Rather, one must take knowledge from a perfect person like Śukadeva Gosvāmī.  Mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ : our duty is to follow the instructions of the  mahājanas . There are twelve  mahājanas , and Śukadeva Gosvāmī is one of them.
svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ prahlādo janako bhīṣmo balir vaiyāsakir vayam  ( Bhāg.  6.3.20)
Vaiyāsaki is Śukadeva Gosvāmī. Whatever he says we consider to be factual. That is perfect knowledge.
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नानारण्यपशुत्रातसङ्कुलद्रोण्यलङ्कृतः । चित्रद्रुमसुरोद्यानकलकण्ठविहङ्गमः ॥ ७ ॥
nānāraṇya-paśu-vrāta- saṅkula-droṇy-alaṅkṛtaḥ citra-druma-surodyāna- kalakaṇṭha-vihaṅgamaḥ
nānā —with varieties of;  araṇya-paśu —jungle animals;  vrāta —with a multitude;  saṅkula —filled;  droṇi —with valleys;  alaṅkṛtaḥ —very beautifully decorated;  citra —with varieties of;  druma —trees;  sura-udyāna —in gardens maintained by the demigods;  kalakaṇṭha —sweetly chirping;  vihaṅgamaḥ —birds.