Verse 1.1.58

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.1.58:

ते ते तस्य गुण-व्राताः कृष्ण-भक्त्य्-अनुवर्तिनः ।
सङ्ख्यातुं कति कथ्यन्ते ज्ञायन्ते कति वा मया ॥ ५८ ॥

te te tasya guṇa-vrātāḥ kṛṣṇa-bhakty-anuvartinaḥ |
saṅkhyātuṃ kati kathyante jñāyante kati vā mayā || 58 ||

Actually, all the qualities of the king are favorable for the devotional service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. How can I count and describe his unlimited qualities? It is beyond my power.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)

All the illustrious qualities of that Mahārāja are unspeakably divine and favorable for śrī-kṛṣṇa-bhakti. Therefore, all his qualities are indeed symptoms of Bhagavān’s mercy, because without the mercy of Bhagavān, devotional service to Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the multitude of favorable qualities for bhajana such as humility, and selflessness would not manifest. Therefore, he is the recipient of Bhagavān’s mercy. This must be assumed throughout the book. In other words, the qualities of all the recipients of Bhagavān’s mercy are surely a sign of Bhagavān’s mercy.

In this way, it has been refuted that the consideration of rank or class applies to the devotional service of Bhagavān. Generally speaking, according to the consideration of rank or class, the glories of the kṣatriya as compared to the brāhmaṇa’s are not superior. However, here (in the realm of bhakti), not considering the rank or class, but only maintaining the view of the mercy of Bhagavān, he (the king of the south Indian kingdom) is described as superior. Especially, the mercy of Bhagavān is the sign of success of all the varṇas or classes such as the brāhmaṇas. Bhagavān Himself will express the comparative gradations regarding this matter in the future.