śaraṇa lañā - taking shelter; kare - does; kṛṣṇe - unto Kṛṣṇa; ātma-samarpaṇa - fully surrendering; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; tāre - him; kare - makes; tat-kāle - immediately; ātma-sama - one of His confidential associates.

“When a devotee thus fully surrenders unto Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, Kṛṣṇa accepts him as one of His confidential associates.