4.193
ratna-gana-madhye yaiche kaustubha-mani
rasa-kavya-madhye taiche ei sloka gani
SYNONYMS
ratna-gana—the valuable jewels; madhye—among; yaiche—just as; kaustubha-mani—the jewel known as Kaustubha-mani; rasa-kavya—poetry dealing with the mellows of devotional service; madhye—among; taiche—similarly; ei—this; sloka—verse; gani—I count.
As the Kaustubha-mani is considered the most precious of valuable stones, this verse is similarly considered the best of poems dealing with the mellows of devotional service.