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Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
Мадһуа-ліла Сһ 11
TRANSLATION
“My devotees take great care and respect in rendering Me service. They offer obeisances to Me with all their bodily limbs. They worship My devotees and find all living entities related to Me. For Me they engage the entire energy of their bodies. They engage the power of speech in the glorification of My qualities and form. They also dedicate their minds unto Me and try to give up all kinds of material desires. Thus My devotees are characterized.”
PURPORT
These two verses are quoted from  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (11.19.21-22). They were spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, who was answering Uddhava’s inquiry about devotional service.
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আরাদনানাং সর্বেষাং বিষ্ণোরারাধনং পরম্ । 
তস্মাং পরতরং দেবি তদীগ্নানাং সমর্চনম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥
ārādhanānāṁ sarveṣāṁ viṣṇor ārādhanaṁ param tasmāt parataraṁ devi tadīyānāṁ samarcanam
SYNONYMS
ārādhanānām —of varieties of worship;  sarveṣām —all;  viṣṇoḥ —of Lord Viṣṇu;  ārādhanam —worship;  param —the most exalted;  tasmāt —and above such worship of Lord Viṣṇu;  parataram —of greater value;  devi —O goddess;  tadīyānām —of persons in relationship with Lord Viṣṇu;  samarcanam —rigid and firm worship.
TRANSLATION
“Lord Śiva told the goddess Durgā, ‘My dear Devī, although the Vedas recommend worship of demigods, the worship of Lord Viṣṇu is topmost. However, above the worship of Lord Viṣṇu is the rendering of service to Vaiṣṇavas, who are related to Lord Viṣṇu.’
PURPORT
The  Vedas  are divided into three divisions— karma-kāṇḍa ,  jñāna-kāṇḍa  and  upāsanā-kāṇḍa . These are activities dealing with fruitive work, empiric philosophical speculation and worship. There are recommendations in the  Vedas  for the worship of various demigods as well as Lord Viṣṇu. Lord Śiva answers Durgā’s question in this quotation from  Padma Purāṇa . This verse is also included in  Laghu-