CC 3.7.31

'mora sakhā', 'mora putra', — ei 'śuddha' mana
ataeva śuka-vyāsa kare praśaṁsana

mora sakhā - my friend; mora putra - my son; ei - this; śuddha - pure; mana - consciousness; ataeva - therefore; śuka-vyāsa - Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Vyāsadeva; kare praśaṁsana - praise.

Text

“In pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without knowledge of the Lord’s opulences, a devotee considers Kṛṣṇa his friend or son. Therefore this devotional attitude is praised even by Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Vyāsadeva, the supreme authority.

Purport

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Antya-lila

Chapter 7: The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Vallabha Bhatta. Text 31

“In pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, without knowledge of the Lord’s opulences, a devotee considers Kṛṣṇa his friend or son. Therefore this devotional attitude is praised even by Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Vyāsadeva, the supreme authority.