parama karuṇa
By Śrī Locana Dāsa Ṭhākura
sei se parama bandhu, sei pitā-mātā |
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇe yei prema-bhakti-dātā ||
sakala janme pitā-mātā sabe pāya |
kṛṣṇa guru nāhi mile, bhajaha hiyāya ||
(Caitanya-maṅgala: Madhya-khaṇḍa)
“He who is the giver of prema-bhakti to the feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the greatest friend; he is the father and the mother. In every birth, everyone gets a father and mother, but everyone does not attain Kṛṣṇa or guru. [Therefore,] Serve them with your heart.”