CC Madhya 23.67
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 23, Text 67
নায়কানাং শিরোরত্নং কৃষ্ণস্তু ভগবান্ স্বয়ম্ ।
যত্র নিত্যতয়া সর্বে বিরাজন্তে মহাগুণাঃ ॥ ৬৭ ॥
যত্র নিত্যতয়া সর্বে বিরাজন্তে মহাগুণাঃ ॥ ৬৭ ॥
nāyakānāṁ śiro-ratnaṁ
kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam
yatra nityatayā sarve
virājante mahā-guṇāḥ
kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam
yatra nityatayā sarve
virājante mahā-guṇāḥ
Word by word
nāyakānām — of all heroes; śiraḥ-ratnam — the crown jewel; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; tu — but; bhagavān svayam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself; yatra — in whom; nityatayā — with permanence; sarve — all; virājante — exist; mahā-guṇāḥ — transcendental qualities.
Translation
“Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, and He is the crown jewel of all heroes. In Kṛṣṇa, all transcendental good qualities are permanently situated.”
Purport
This verse is also found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (2.1.17).