Ādi-līlā, Chapter 6
573
“The devotees are My heart, and I am the heart of My devotees. My devotees do not know anyone but Me; similarly, I do not know anyone but My devotees.” This is the intimate relationship between the Lord and His devotees.
TEXT 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
SYNONYMS
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.
TRANSLATION
Lord Kṛṣṇa considers His devotees greater than Himself. In this connection the scriptures provide an abundance of evidence.
TEXT 102
ন তথা মে প্রিয়তম আত্মযোনির্ন শব্বরঃ। ন চ সব্বর্ধণো ন শ্রীর্নৈবাত্মা চ যথা ভবান্ ॥ ১০২ ॥
na tathā me priyatama ātma-yonir na śaṅkaraḥ na ca saṅkarṣaṇo na śrīr naivātmā ca yathā bhavān
SYNONYMS
na tathā —not so much;  me —My;  priyatamaḥ —dearmost;  ātma-yoniḥ —Lord Brahmā;  na śaṅkaraḥ —nor Śaṅkara (Lord Śiva);  na ca —nor;  saṅkarṣaṇaḥ —Lord Śaṅkarṣaṇa;  na —nor;  śrīḥ —the goddess of fortune;  na —nor;  eva —certainly;  ātmā —My self;  ca —and;  yathā —as;  bhavān —you.
TRANSLATION
“O Uddhava! Neither Brahmā, nor Śaṅkara, nor Śaṅkarṣaṇa, nor Lakṣmī, nor even My own self is as dear to Me as you.”
PURPORT
This text is from the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (11.14.15).