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tanhara bhajana sarvopari-kaksa haya
sri-vaisnave’ra bhajana ei sarvopari haya
SYNONYMS
tanhara bhajana—worship of Narayana; sarva-upari—topmost; kaksa—department; haya—is; sri-vaisnavera—of the followers of Ramanujacarya; bhajana—worship; ei—this; sarva-upari haya—is the topmost.
Thinking in this way, Venkata Bhatta believed that worship of Narayana was the supreme form of worship, superior to all other processes of devotional service, for it was followed by the Sri Vaisnava disciples of Ramanujacarya.