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CC Madhya 11.28

যে মে ভক্তজনাঃ পার্থ ন মে ভক্তাশ্চ তে জনাঃ ।
মদ্ভক্তানাঞ্চ যে ভক্তাস্তে মে ভক্ততমা মতাঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥
ye me bhakta-janāḥ pārtha
na me bhaktāś ca te janāḥ
mad-bhaktānāṁ ca ye bhaktās
te me bhakta-tamā matāḥ

Synonyms

yethose who; meMy; bhakta-janāḥdevotees; pārthaO Pārtha; nanot; meMy; bhaktāḥdevotees; caand; tethose; janāḥpersons; mat-bhaktānāmof My devotees; cacertainly; yethose who; bhaktāḥdevotees; tesuch persons; meMy; bhakta-tamāḥmost advanced devotees; matāḥthat is My opinion.

Translation

“[Lord Kṛṣṇa told Arjuna:] ‘Those who are My direct devotees are actually not My devotees, but those who are the devotees of My servant are factually My devotees.’

Purport

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu quotes this verse from the Ādi Purāṇa. The verse is also included in the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (2.6).