Text 11] Appearance of Sukadeva Gosvami 999
of his disciplic succession. He is the husband of the famous Ahalya who
turned into stone, and Indradeva the King of the heaven molested her.
Ahalya was delivered by Lord Ramacandra. He is the grandfather of
Krpacarya, one of the heroes of the Battle of Kuruksetra.

Maitreya: A great ssi of yore. He was spiritual master of Vidura and a
great religious authority. He advised Dhrtarastra to keep good relations
with the Pandavas. Duryodhana disagreed and thus was cursed by him. He
met Vyasadeva and had religious discourses with him.

TEXT 11
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Tafirat HEMET |
ATT AIT aaa
wert Te aca aas 1122
anye ca devarsi-brahmarsi-varya
rajarsi-varya arunadayas ca
nanarseya-pravaran same tan
abhyarcya raja sirasa vavande

anye—many others; ca—also; devarsi—saintly demigods; brahmarsi—
saintly brahmanas; varyah—topmost; rajarsi-varyah—topmost saintly kings;
aruna ddayah—a special rank of rajarsis; ca—and; nana— many others;
arseya-pravaran—chief amongst the dynasties of the sages; sametan—
assembled together; abhyarcya—by worshiping; raja—the Emperor;
sirasa—bowed his head to the ground; vavande—welcomed.

TRANSLATION
‘There were also many other saintly demigods, kings and special royal
orders called arunadayas [a special rank of rajarsis] from different dynasties
of sages. When they all assembled together to meet the Emperor [ Pariksit],
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
