Association of Devotees is only the Hope

2016-01-21
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.74.07-09 - Association of Devotees is only the Hope (download mp3)
by Nanda Gopa Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.74.7-9
dvaipayano bharadvajah
 sumantur gotamo ’sitah
vasisthas cyavanah kanvo
 maitreyah kavasas tritah
visvamitro vamadevah
 sumatir jaiminih kratuh
pailah parasaro gargo
 vaisampayana eva ca
atharva kasyapo dhaumyo
 ramo bhargava asurih
vitihotro madhucchanda
 viraseno ’krtavranah

Translation: 
He selected Krsna-dvaipayana, Bharadvaja, Sumantu, Gotama and Asita, along with Vasistha, Cyavana, Kanva, Maitreya, Kavasa and Trita. He also selected Visvamitra, Vamadeva, Sumati, Jaimini, Kratu, Paila and Parasara, as well as Garga, Vaisampayana, Atharva, Kasyapa, Dhaumya, Rama of the Bhargavas, Asuri, Vitihotra, Madhucchanda, Virasena and Akrtavrana.

Purport:
King Yudhisthira invited all these exalted brahmanas to act in different capacities as priests, advisers and so on.