tasmÄt kṛṣṇÄya mahate
dÄ«yatÄá¹ paramÄrhaṇam
evaá¹ cet sarva-bhÅ«tÄnÄm
ÄtmanaÅ› cÄrhaṇaá¹ bhavet

 tasmÄt - therefore; kṛṣṇÄya - to Lord Kṛṣṇa; mahate - the Supreme; dÄ«yatÄm - should be given; parama - the greatest; arhaṇam - honor; evam - in this manner; cet - if; sarva - of all; bhÅ«tÄnÄm - living beings; Ätmanaḥ - of oneself; ca - and; arhaṇam - honoring; bhavet - will be.


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Therefore we should give the highest honor to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord. If we do so, we will be honoring all living beings and also our own selves.

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