सर्वेषां मार्गाणां तारतम्यज्ञानेन स्वमार्गोत्कर्षज्ञानं भवति ।
sarveṣāṁ mārgāṇāṁ tāratamya-jñānena sva-mārgotkarṣa-jñānaṁ bhavati |
(Krama-sandarbha-ṭīkā on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.14.31)
“Knowledge of the excellence of one’s own path arises through knowledge of the gradation amidst all paths.”