# Cc. Madhya 11.28 ## Text > ye me bhakta-janāḥ pārtha > na me bhaktāś ca te janāḥ > mad-bhaktānāṁ ca ye bhaktās > te me bhakta-tamā matāḥ ## Synonyms *ye*—those who; *me*—My; *bhakta*-*janāḥ*—devotees; *pārtha*—O Pārtha; *na*—not; *me*—My; *bhaktāḥ*—devotees; *ca*—and; *te*—those; *janāḥ*—persons; *mat*-*bhaktānām*—of My devotees; *ca*—certainly; *ye*—those who; *bhaktāḥ*—devotees; *te*—such persons; *me*—My; *bhakta*-*tamāḥ*—most advanced devotees; *matāḥ*—that is My opinion. ## Translation **"Lord Kṛṣṇa told Arjuna, 'Those who are My direct devotees are actually not My devotees, but those who are the devotees of My servant are factually My devotees.'** ## Purport Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu quotes this verse from the *Ādi Purāṇa.* The verse is also included in the *Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta* (2.6).