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"aho dhanyo ’si devarse

krpaya yasya tat-ksanat

nico ’py utpulako lebhe

lubdhako ratim acyute"

SYNONYMS

aho—oh; dhanyah—glorified; asi—you are; deva-rse—O sage among the demigods; krpaya—by the mercy; yasya—of whom; tat-ksanat—immediately; nicah api—even though one is the lowest of men; utpulakah—becoming agitated in ecstatic love; lebhe—gets; lubdhakah—a hunter; ratim—attraction; acyute—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead "Parvata Muni continued, ’My dear friend Narada Muni, you are glorified as the sage among the demigods.

By your mercy, even a lowborn person like this hunter can immediately become attached to Lord Krsna.’

PURPORT

A pure Vaisnava believes in the statements of the sastras.

This verse is quoted from Vedic literature, the Skanda Purana.