Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .1.158
(43) kīrtimān –
[(43) keertimaan –]
sādguṇyair nirmalaiḥ khyātaḥ kīrtimān iti kīrtyate ||158||
[saadgunyair nirmalaih khyaatah keertimaan iti keertyate ||158||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
(43) kīrtimān –
sādguṇyair nirmalaiḥ khyātaḥ kīrtimān iti kīrtyate ||158||
A person who is famous for spotless good qualities is called renowned.
Purport
43. All-famous A person who becomes well known due to his spotless character is called famous.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary
In the same way, the meaning of kīrtimān is not “having spotless qualities,” but “a person who is famous for having spotless qualities.”
My note
Source: vedabase.io