Verse Text
yathā skānde—
śrī-kṛṣṇa-stava-ratnaughair yeṣāṁ jihvā tv alaṅkṛtā |
namasyā muni-siddhānāṁ vandanīyā divaukasām ||158||
Translation
The Skanda Purāṇa says: The perfected sages and the devatās respect those whose tongues are ornamented with the abundance of jewel-like verses of praise of Kṛṣṇa.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In Skanda Purāṇa the glories of these prayers are stated as follows: “Devotees whose tongues are decorated always with prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa are always given respect even by the great saintly persons and sages, and such devotees are actually worshipable by the demigods.”
Those who are less intelligent want to worship different demigods for some material gain rather than worship Kṛṣṇa. But here it is stated that a devotee who is always engaged in offering prayers to the Lord is worshipable even by the demigods themselves. The pure devotees have nothing to ask from any demigod; rather, the demigods are anxious to offer prayers to the pure devotees.