104 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 11
pastimes of Lord Ramacandra’s disappearance and establishing that the
Lord appears for His pastimes only, Sukadeva Gosvami ends this chapter
by describing the results of hearing about the activities of Lord Rama-
candra and by describing how the Lord protected His citizens and dis-
played affection for His brothers.
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Sri-Suka uvdca
bhagavan dtmanatmanam
rama uttama-kalpakaih
sarva-devamayam devam
ye ‘thacdryavan makhaih
Sri-Sukah uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; bhagavan—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; dtmand—by Himself; atmanam—
Himself; rémah—Lord Ramacandra; uttama-kalpakaih—with very
opulent paraphernalia; sarva-deva-mayam—the heart and soul of all the
demigods; devam—the Supreme Lord Himself; ije—worshiped; atha—
thus; dcdryavin—under the guidance of an dcdrya; makhaih—by
performing sacrifices.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: Thereafter, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Lord Ramacandra, accepted an acarya and performed
sacrifices [yajfias] with opulent paraphernalia. Thus He Himself
worshiped Himself, for He is the Supreme Lord of all demigods.
PURPORT
Sarvarhanam acyutejyd. If Acyuta, the Supreme Personality of God-
head, is worshiped, then everyone is worshiped. As stated in Srimad-
Bhagavatam (4.31.14):
