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CC Antya 16.28

Text

śuni’ ṭhākura kahe, — “śāstra ei satya kaya
sei śreṣṭha, aiche yāṅte kṛṣṇa-bhakti haya

Synonyms

śuni’ — hearing; ṭhākura kahe — Jhaḍu Ṭhākura said; śāstra — revealed scripture; ei — this; satya — truth; kaya — says; sei — he; śreṣṭha — best; aiche — in such a way; yāṅte — in whom; kṛṣṇa-bhakti — devotion to Kṛṣṇa; haya — there is.

Translation

Hearing these quotations from the revealed scripture Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Jhaḍu Ṭhākura replied, “Yes, this is true, for it is the version of śāstra. It is true, however, for one who is genuinely advanced in devotion to Kṛṣṇa.