tulasī-dala-mātreṇa
jalasya culukena vā
vikrīṇīte svam ātmānaṁ
bhaktebhyo bhakta-vatsalaḥ

 tulasī - of tulasī; dala - a leaf; mātreṇa - by only; jalasya - of water; culukena - by a palmful; vā - and; vikrīṇīte - sells; svam - His own; ātmānam - self; bhaktebhyaḥ - unto the devotees; bhakta-vatsalaḥ - Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is affectionate to His devotees.


Text

“Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is very affectionate toward His devotees, sells Himself to a devotee who offers Him merely a tulasī leaf and a palmful of water.”

Purport

This is a verse from the Gautamīya-tantra.