ये मे भक्तजनाः पार्थ न मे भक्ताश्च ते जनाः ।
मद्भक्तानां च ये भक्तास्ते मे भक्ततमा मताः

ye me bhakta-janāḥ pārtha na me bhaktāś ca te janāḥ |
mad-bhaktānāñ ca ye bhaktās te me bhakta-tamā matāḥ
(Ādi Purāṇa; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 10.133; Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.218; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.11.28)

“O Arjuna, those persons who are bhaktas of me [i.e., who are focused only on me and neglect my bhaktas]—those persons are not my bhaktas [i.e., they are not my bhaktas in the full and proper sense]. Those who are bhaktas of my bhaktas are considered my best bhaktas [i.e., I consider those who have bhakti both for me and for my bhaktas to truly be my bhaktas].“

Alternate version

मम भक्ता हि ये पार्थ न मे भक्तास्तु ते मताः ।
मद्भक्तस्य तु ये भक्तास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः ॥

mama bhaktā hi ye pārtha na me bhaktās tu te matāḥ |
mad-bhaktasya tu ye bhaktās te me yuktatamā matāḥ ||
(Ādi Purāṇa; cited in Laghu Bhāgavatāmṛta: 2.6)

“O Arjuna, those who are bhaktas of me [i.e., who are focused only on me and neglect my bhaktas]—they are not my bhaktas [i.e., they are not my bhaktas in the full and proper sense]. Those who are bhaktas of my bhakta are considered most devoted to me.”

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