श्रीभगवानुवाच प्रीतोऽहं व: सुरश्रेष्ठा मदुपस्थानविद्यया । आत्मैश्वर्यस्मृति: पुंसां भक्तिश्चैव यया मयि ॥ ४७ ॥
sri-bhagavan uvaca prito ’ham vah sura-srestha mad-upasthana-vidyaya atmaisvarya-smrtih pumsam bhaktis caiva yaya mayi
- sri-bhagavan uvaca
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
- pritah
- pleased
- aham
- I
- vah
- of you
- sura-sresthah
- O best of the demigods
- mat-upasthana-vidyaya
- by the highly advanced knowledge and prayers offered unto Me
- atma-aisvarya-smrtih
- remembrance of the exalted transcendental position of Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- pumsam
- of men
- bhaktih
- devotional service
- ca
- and
- eva
- certainly
- yaya
- by which
- mayi
- unto Me
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O beloved demigods, you have offered your prayers to Me with great knowledge, and I am certainly most pleased with you. A person is liberated by such knowledge, and thus he remembers My exalted position, which is above the conditions of material life. Such a devotee is fully purified by offering prayers in full knowledge. This is the source of devotional service to Me.