# 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.**