kṛṣṇa-varṇaá¹ tviá¹£Äkṛṣṇaá¹
sÄá¹…gopÄá¹…gÄstra-pÄrá¹£adam
yajñaiḥ saá¹…kÄ«rtana-prÄyair
yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ
kṛṣṇa-varṇam - chanting the two syllables kṛṣ and ṇa; tviá¹£Ä - by complexion; akṛṣṇam - not blackish; sa-aá¹…ga - accompanied by personal expansions; upa-aá¹…ga - devotees; astra - the weapon of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; pÄrá¹£adam - and associates like GadÄdhara, SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara, etc.; yajñaiḥ - by sacrifice; saá¹…kÄ«rtana - congregational chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; prÄyaiḥ - chiefly consisting of; yajanti - worship; hi - indeed; su-medhasaḥ - those who are intelligent.
This verse from ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (11.5.32) is explained by ÅšrÄ« JÄ«va GosvÄmÄ« in his Krama-sandarbha, as quoted by ÅšrÄ«la Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura in regard to the explanation of Ä€di-lÄ«lÄ, third chapter, verse 52.