798 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 20
wi gum fafa ta
Dice CE MUL an TELAT
yasah Sivam susrava arya-sangame
yadrcchaya copasrnoti te sakrt
katham guna-jiio viramed vind pasum
Srir yat pravavre guna-sangrahecchaya
yasah—glorification; sivam—all-auspicious; su-sravah—O highly glorified
Lord; a@rya-sangame—in the association of advanced devotees; yadrcchaya—
somehow or other; ca—also; upasrnoti—hears; te—Your; sakrl—even once;
katham—hew; guna-jnah—one who appreciates good qualities; viramet—
can cease; vind—unless; pasum—an animal; srih—the goddess of fortune;
yat—which; pravavre—accepted; guna—Y our qualities; sangraha—to receive;
icchaya—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 in-
telligent person would be so careless as to leave their association. The per-
fection 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 (arya-sangama) is the most important factor
in this world. The word arya refers to those who are advancing spiritually.
In the history of the human race, the Aryan family is considered to be the
most elevated community in the world because it adopts the Vedic
civilization. The Aryan family is distributed all over the world and isknown
as Indo-Aryan. In prehistoric days all of the members of the Aryan family
followed the Vedic principles, and therefore they became spiritually ad-
vanced. The kings, known as rajarsis, were so perfectly educated as
ksatriyas, 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 Aryan family. Although there is no bar for others, the members of the
Aryan family very quickly catch the essence of spiritual life. How is it we
