śuni' ṭhākura kahe,--"śāstra ei satya kaya
sei śreṣṭha, aiche yāṅte kṛṣṇa-bhakti haya
sei śreṣṭha, aiche yāṅte kṛṣṇa-bhakti haya
Synonyms
śuni'-hearing; ṭhākura kahe-Jhaḍu Ṭhākura said; śāstra-revealed scripture; ei-this; satya-truth; kaya-says; sei-he; śreṣṭha-best; aiche-in such a way; yāṅte-in whom; kṛṣṇa-bhakti-devotion to Kṛṣṇa; haya-there is.
Translation
Hearing these quotations from the revealed scripture *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam*, Jhaḍu Ṭhākura replied, "Yes, this is true, for it is the version of śāstra. It is true, however, for one who is genuinely advanced in devotion to Kṛṣṇa.