ŚB 10.87.11
Devanagari
तुल्यश्रुततप:शीलास्तुल्यस्वीयारिमध्यमा: ।
अपि चक्रु: प्रवचनमेकं शुश्रूषवोऽपरे ॥ ११ ॥
अपि चक्रु: प्रवचनमेकं शुश्रूषवोऽपरे ॥ ११ ॥
Text
tulya-śruta-tapaḥ-śīlās
tulya-svīyāri-madhyamāḥ
api cakruḥ pravacanam
ekaṁ śuśrūṣavo ’pare
tulya-svīyāri-madhyamāḥ
api cakruḥ pravacanam
ekaṁ śuśrūṣavo ’pare
Synonyms
tulya — equal; śruta — in hearing from the Vedas; tapaḥ — and performance of penances; śīlāḥ — whose character; tulya — equal; svīya — to friends; ari — enemies; madhyamāḥ — and neutral parties; api — although; cakruḥ — they made; pravacanam — the speaker; ekam — one of them; śuśrūṣavaḥ — eager listeners; apare — the others.
Translation
Although these sages were all equally qualified in terms of Vedic study and austerity, and although they all saw friends, enemies and neutral parties equally, they chose one of their number to be the speaker, and the rest became eager listeners.