Text 24]
The Activities of Sāksi-godāla
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kanyā-dāna-pātra āmi nā ha-i tomāra krsna-prītve kari tomāra sevā-vvavahāra
SYNONYMS
kanyā-dāna-pātra —a bridegroom suitable for one’s daughter;  āmi —l;  nā —not;  ha-i —am;  tomāra —of you;  kṛṣṇa-prītye —only for satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa;  kari —l do;  tomāra —of you;  sevā —of service;  vyavahāra —activities.
TRANSLATION
“Sir, I am not a suitable bridegroom for your daughter. I render service to you only for the satisfaction of Krşna.
PURPORT
Both  brāhmaṇas  were pure Vaiṣṇavas. The younger man took special care of the older one simply to please Kṛṣṇa. In  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  Kṛṣṇa says,  mad-bhakta-pūjābhyadhikā : “It is better to render service to My devotee.” ( Bhāg.  11.21.19) Thus, according to the Gauḍīya-Vaiṣṇava philosophy of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, it is better to be a servant of the servant of God. One should not try to serve Kṛṣṇa directly. A pure Vaiṣṇava serves a servant of Kṛṣṇa and identifies himself as a servant of a servant of Kṛṣṇa. This is pleasing to Lord Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura confirms this philosophy:  chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā . Unless one serves a liberated Vaiṣṇava, he cannot attain liberation by directly serving Kṛṣṇa. He must serve the servant of Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 24
ত্রাহ্মণ-সেবায় কৃষ্ণের প্রীতি বড় হয় । তাঁহার সন্তোষে ভক্তি-সম্পদ্ বাড়য় ॥” ২৪ ॥
brāhmaṇa-sevāya kṛṣṇera prīti baḍa haya tāṅhāra santoṣe bhakti-sampad bāḍaya”
SYNONYMS
brāhmaṇa-sevāya —by rendering service to a  brāhmaṇa ;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  prīti —the satisfaction;  baḍa —very great;  haya —is;  tāṅhāra santoṣe —by pleasing the Lord;  bhakti —of devotional service;  sampad —the opulence;  bāḍaya —increases.
TRANSLATION
“Lord Krṣṇa is very pleased by service rendered to brāhmaṇas, and when the Lord is pleased, the opulence of one’s devotional service increases.”