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nava-yogisvara janma haite ’sadhaka’ jnani
vidhi-siva-narada-mukhe krsna-guna suni’
SYNONYMS
nava—nine; yogi-isvara—great saintly yogis; janma haite—from the very birth; sadhaka—practicers; jnani—well versed in transcendental knowledge; vidhi—Lord Brahma; siva—Lord Siva; narada—the great sage Narada; mukhe—in their mouths; krsna-guna suni’-hearing the transcendental qualities of Krsna "From their very births, the nine great mystic yogis (Yogendras) were impersonal philosophers of the Absolute Truth.
However, because they heard about Lord Krsna’s qualities from Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and the great sage Narada, they also became Krsna’s devotees.