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ŚB 10.74.23

Devanagari

तस्मात् कृष्णाय महते दीयतां परमार्हणम् ।
एवं चेत् सर्वभूतानामात्मनश्चार्हणं भवेत् ॥ २३ ॥

Text

tasmāt kṛṣṇāya mahate
dīyatāṁ paramārhaṇam
evaṁ cet sarva-bhūtānām
ātmanaś cārhaṇaṁ bhavet

Synonyms

tasmāt — therefore; kṛṣṇāya — to Lord Kṛṣṇa; mahate — the Supreme; dīyatām — should be given; parama — the greatest; arhaṇam — honor; evam — in this manner; cet — if; sarva — of all; bhūtānām — living beings; ātmanaḥ — of oneself; ca — and; arhaṇam — honoring; bhavet — will be.

Translation

Therefore we should give the highest honor to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord. If we do so, we will be honoring all living beings and also our own selves.