A devotee does not glorify the Lord to flatter Him but to honestly praise Him. Devotees have no illusions about God’s nature. Being situated in knowledge, they realize that God is great and they are tiny, that He is supreme and they are His servants. This is just the way it is. It is absolute truth and cannot be changed. When we try to change it, we must enter into illusion. For those who do not choose illusion, praising Krsna is spontaneous.
(SB 1.8.29 Boston, January 1998)