Adi-lila, Chapter 6 573

“The devotees are My heart, and | am.the heart of My devotees. My devotees do not
know anyone but Me; similarly, | do not know anyone but My devotees.” This is the
intimate relationship between the Lord and His devotees.

TEXT 101

SW CES BH SS ay Sia’ ica
VES FSS M-AA SIMNT Sod |

adtmd haite krsna bhakte bada kari’ mane
ihate bahuta Sdstra-vacana pramdne

SYNONYMS

adtmd haite—than His own self; krsna—Lord Krsna; bhakte—His devotee; bada
kari’ mane—accepts as greater; ihate—in this connection; bahuta—many; Sdstra-
vacana—quotations from revealed scripture; pramdane—evidences.

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

TEXT 102

a Sti cy fanwy atacatiay “eae |
AB ARC J ACHArM 5 Vl SIA HW rez ti
na tathd me priyatama
adtma-yonir na Sankarah

na ca sankarsano na Srir
naivatmd ca yathd bhavan

SYNONYMS

na tathd—not so much; me—My; priyatamah—dearmost; dtma-yonih—Lord
Brahma; na sankarah—nor Sankara (Lord Siva); na ca—nor; sankarsanah—Lord
Sankarsana; na—nor; Srij—the goddess of fortune; ma—nor; eva—certainly; dtmda—
My self; ca—and; yathd—as; bhavan—you.

TRANSLATION

“O Uddhava! Neither Brahma, nor Sankara, nor Sankarsana, nor Laksmi, nor
even My own self is as dear to Me as you.”

PURPORT
This text is from the Srimad-Bhdgavatam (11.14.15).
