SB 10.40.8
Devanāgarī
त्वामेवान्ये शिवोक्तेन मार्गेण शिवरूपिणम् । बह्वाचार्यविभेदेन भगवन्तम् उपासते ॥ ८ ॥
Text
tvām evānye śivoktena mārgeṇa śiva-rūpiṇam bahv-ācārya-vibhedena bhagavantam upāsate
Synonyms
tvām—You;eva—also;anye—others;śiva—by Lord Śiva;uktena—spoken;mārgeṇa—by the path;śiva-rūpiṇam—in the form of Lord Śiva;bahu-ācārya—of many teachers;vibhedena—following the different presentations;bhagavantam—the Supreme Lord;upāsate—they worship.
Translation
There are still others, who worship You, the Supreme Lord, in the form of Lord Śiva. They follow the path described by him and interpreted in various ways by many teachers.
Purport
The words tvām eva, “You also,” indicate that the path of worshiping Lord Śiva is indirect and therefore inferior. Akrūra himself is following the superior method by directly worshiping Kṛṣṇa, or Viṣṇu, with his prayers.