sarvottama bhajana ei sarva-bhakti jini'
ataeva kṛṣṇa kahe, — 'āmi tomāra ṛṇī'

 sarva-uttama - above all; bhajana - devotional service; ei - this; sarva-bhakti - all types of bhakti; jini' - conquering; ataeva - therefore; kṛṣṇa kahe - Lord Kṛṣṇa says; Ämi - I; tomāra - your; áš›áš‡ÄŤ - debtor.


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“The conjugal love of the gopīs is the most exalted devotional service, surpassing all other methods of bhakti. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa is obliged to say, ‘My dear gopīs, I cannot repay you. Indeed, I am always indebted to you.’

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