Text 28

kiṃ cāstu kṛṣṇa-mahima-parāyaṇasyāpi mahimā katham apivaktuṃ na śakyata ity āha---

sa eva vīraḥ sa hi śāstra-veda-vit
sa eva dhanyaḥ sukṛtaḥ sa eva hi
sa eva lakṣmyā svayam eva mṛgyate
sa uttamo yo hari bhaktim āśritaḥ

kim—why?ca—and; astu—may there be; kṛṣṇa—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; mahimā—the glorification; tat-parāyaṇasya—of His devotees; api—and; mahimā—the glorification; katham api—how is it?; vaktum—to speak; na—not; śakyate—has the power; iti—thus; āha—he says; saḥ—he; eva—certainly; vīraḥ—a hero; saḥ—he; hi—indeed; śāstra—of the Vedic scriptures; veda—the knowledge; vit—understands; saḥ—he; eva—certainly; dhanyaḥ—fortunate; sukṛtaḥ—pious; saḥ—he; eva—certainly; hi—indeed; saḥ—he; eva—certainly; lakṣmyā—by the goddess of fortune; svayam—personally; eva—indeed; mṛgyate—is searched out; saḥ—he; uttamaḥ—the topmost; yaḥ—he who; hari—of Lord Hari; bhaktim—the devotional service; āśritaḥ—has taken shelter.

The author has not yet been able to give us the description of the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa and His devotees. In this regard he says--- One who has taken shelter of Lord Hari's devotional service is an actual hero, an actual knower of the Vedas, and actuallyfortunate and pious. Lakṣmī-devī, the goddess of fortune personally searches out that person. That person is the best ofall.tx