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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 11]
pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra's disappearance and establishing that the Lord appears for His pastimes only, Śukadeva Gosvāmī ends this chapter by describing the results of hearing about the activities of Lord Rāmacandra and by describing how the Lord protected His citizens and displayed affection for His brothers.
TEXT 1
श्रीशुक उवाच
भगवानात्मनात्मानं राम उत्तमकल्पकैः । सर्वदेवमयं देवमीजेऽथाचार्यवान् मखैः ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca bhagavān ātmanātmānaṁ rāma uttama-kalpakaiḥ sarva-devamayaṁ devam īje 'thācāryavān makhaiḥ
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ātmanā—by Himself; ātmānam—Himself; rāmaḥ—Lord Rāmacandra; uttama-kalpakaiḥ—with very opulent paraphernalia; sarva-deva-mayam—the heart and soul of all the demigods; devam—the Supreme Lord Himself; īje—worshiped; atha—thus; ācāryavān—under the guidance of an ācārya; makhaiḥ—by performing sacrifices.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thereafter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Rāmacandra, accepted an ācārya and performed sacrifices [yajñas] with opulent paraphernalia. Thus He Himself worshiped Himself, for He is the Supreme Lord of all demigods.
PURPORT
Śarvārhaṇam acyutejyā. If Acyuta, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is worshiped, then everyone is worshiped. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (4.31.14):