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SB 10.81.3

Devanāgarī

श्रीभगवानुवाच किमुपायनमानीतं ब्रह्मन् मे भवता गृहात् । अण्वप्युपाहृतं भक्तै: प्रेम्णा भूर्येव मे भवेत् । भूर्यप्यभक्तोपहृतं न मे तोषाय कल्पते ॥ ३ ॥

Text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca kim upāyanam ānītaṁ brahman me bhavatā gṛhāt aṇv apy upāhṛtaṁ bhaktaiḥ premṇā bhury eva me bhavet bhūry apy abhaktopahṛtaṁ na me toṣāya kalpate

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavānuvāca—the Supreme Lord said;kim—what;upāyanam—gift;ānītam—brought;brahman—Obrāhmaṇa;me—for Me;bhavatā—by you;gṛhāt—from your home;aṇu—infinitesimal;api—even;upāhṛtam—thing offered;bhaktaiḥ—by devotees;premṇā—in pure love;bhūri—immense;eva—indeed;me—for Me;bhavet—it becomes;bhūri—huge;api—even;abhakta—by nondevotees;upahṛtam—presented;na—not;me—My;toṣāya—for the satisfaction;kalpate—is competent.

Translation

The Supreme Lord said: O brāhmaṇa, what gift have you brought Me from home? I regard as great even the smallest gift offered by My devotees in pure love, but even great offerings presented by nondevotees do not please Me.

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