# Cc. Antya 4.170
> বহিরঙ্গ-জ্ঞানে তোমারে না করি স্তবন ।
> তোমার গুণে স্তুতি করায় যৈছে তোমার গুণ ॥১৭০॥
## Text
> bahiraṅga-jñāne tomāre nā kari stavana
> tomāra guṇe stuti karāya yaiche tomāra guna
## Synonyms
*bahiraṅga-jñāne*—thinking outside My intimate relationship; *tomāre*—unto you; *nā kari*—I do not; *stavana*—offer praise; *tomāra*—your; *guṇe*—by qualifications; *stuti karāya*—one is induced to offer prayers; *yaiche*—as; *tomāra*—your; *guna*—attributes.
## Translation
**"I offer you praise not because I think of you as being outside an intimate relationship with Me but because you are actually so qualified that one is forced to praise your qualities.**