Verse 1.4.66

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.4.66:

समर्पितात्मा परम-प्रसाद-भृत् तदीय-सत्-कीर्ति-कथैक-जीवनः ।
तद्-आश्रितानन्द-विवर्धनः सदा महत्तमः श्री-गरुडादितोऽधिकः ॥ ६६ ॥

samarpitātmā parama-prasāda-bhṛt tadīya-sat-kīrti-kathaika-jīvanaḥ |
tad-āśritānanda-vivardhanaḥ sadā mahattamaḥ śrī-garuḍādito'dhikaḥ || 66 ||

Like this, you have dedicated yourself in all ways and have become the recipient of the Lord’s great mercy. You are endlessly increasing the bliss of devotees surrendered to Bhagavān, thus you are superior to devotees such as Garuḍa.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

In this way, you are in every way a dedicated soul, that is, one whose soul has been completely offered. You serve Bhagavān by all your senses, and other than the Lord no one else is the focus of your unique love; therefore, because you remain detached from the body and its activities, you are a dedicated soul. Again, the wonderful glories of Śrī Rāmacandra’s pastimes are your life.

Without these tales (in separation from the Lord), you become nearly lifeless. Therefore, you are celebrated everywhere for wherever the pastimes of Bhagavān Śrī Rāmacandra are being narrated, Śrī Hanumān also goes there. You are always increasing the bliss of the surrendered devotees of Bhagavān Śrī Rāmacandra, whether new or old. (As many devotees as possible everywhere is linked by the word “always” in the original śloka). Therefore, you are superior to such exalted devotees as Śrī Garuḍa.

In Stotra-ratna forty-one composed by the exalted Vaiṣṇava, Ālabandāra Śrī Yāmunācārya, it is said:

दासः सखा वाहनम् असन ध्वजो, यस् ते विताननं त्रयी-मयः
उपस्थितं ते पुरतो गरुत्मता त्वद्-अङ्घ्रि-सम्मर्दकिणाङ्क-शोभिना

dāsaḥ sakhā vāhanam asana dhvajo, yas te vitānanaṃ trayī-mayaḥ
upasthitaṃ te purato garutmatā tvad-aṅghri-sammardakiṇāṅka-śobhinā

Śrī Hanumān is beautified in various ways such as servant, friend, seat, flag, umbrella, canopy and fan, remaining closer to Bhagavān than Veda-maya, Garuḍa and others, through such sevā-rasa as massaging His feet.”

According to these words, due to the greater service of Śrī Hanumān, even moreso than the glories of Garuḍa, his glories are especially celebrated.