### CC Adi 6.101

> আত্মা হৈতে কৃষ্ণ ভক্তে বড় করি’ মানে ।\
> ইহাতে বহুত শাস্ত্র-বচন প্রমাণে ॥১০১॥

> ātmā haite kṛṣṇa bhakte baḍa kari' māne\
> ihāte bahuta śāstra-vacana pramāṇe

*ātmā haite*—than His own self; *kṛṣṇa*—Lord Kṛṣṇa; *bhakte*—His devotee; *baḍa kari' māne*—accepts as greater; *ihāte*—in this connection; *bahuta*—many; *śāstra-vacana*—quotations from revealed scripture; *pramāṇe*—evidences.

**Lord Kṛṣṇa considers His devotees greater than Himself. In this connection the scriptures provide an abundance of evidence.**