CC Antya 4.192
Antya-līlā, Chapter 4, Text 192
দীক্ষাকালে ভক্ত করে আত্মসমর্পণ ।
সেইকালে কৃষ্ণ তারে করে আত্মসম ॥ ১৯২ ॥
সেইকালে কৃষ্ণ তারে করে আত্মসম ॥ ১৯২ ॥
dīkṣā-kāle bhakta kare ātma-samarpaṇa
sei-kāle kṛṣṇa tāre kare ātma-sama
sei-kāle kṛṣṇa tāre kare ātma-sama
Word by word
dīkṣā-kāle — at the time of initiation; bhakta — the devotee; kare — does; ātma — of himself; samarpaṇa — full dedication; sei-kāle — at that time; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; tāre — him; kare — makes; ātma-sama — as spiritual as Himself.
Translation
“At the time of initiation, when a devotee fully surrenders unto the service of the Lord, Kṛṣṇa accepts him to be as good as Himself.”