Chapter 1 · Verse 82

इन्द्रादिदेवभक्तेभ्यो ब्रह्मभक्तोऽधिको गुणैः । शिवभक्ताधिको विष्णुभक्तः शास्त्रेषु गीयते ॥ ८२॥

IAST

indrādidevabhaktebhyo brahmabhakto'dhiko guṇaiḥ | śivabhaktādhiko viṣṇubhaktaḥ śāstreṣu gīyate || 82||

English

A devotee of Brahmā is richer in virtue than devotees of gods such as Indra, and the scriptures proclaim a devotee of Viṣṇu superior to a devotee of Śiva.