Å›rÄ«-bhagavÄn uvÄca
kim upÄyanam ÄnÄ«taá¹
brahman me bhavatÄ gá¹›hÄt
aṇv apy upÄhá¹›taá¹ bhaktaiḥ
premá¹‡Ä bhury eva me bhavet
bhÅ«ry apy abhaktopahá¹›taá¹
na me toá¹£Äya kalpate

 Å›rÄ«-bhagavÄn uvÄca - the Supreme Lord said; kim - what; upÄyanam - gift; ÄnÄ«tam - brought; brahman - O brÄhmaṇa; me - for Me; bhavatÄ - by you; gá¹›hÄt - from your home; aṇu - infinitesimal; api - even; upÄhá¹›tam - thing offered; bhaktaiḥ - by devotees; premá¹‡Ä - in pure love; bhÅ«ri - immense; eva - indeed; me - for Me; bhavet - it becomes; bhÅ«ri - huge; api - even; abhakta - by nondevotees; upahá¹›tam - presented; na - not; me - My; toá¹£Äya - for the satisfaction; kalpate - is competent.


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The Supreme Lord said: O brÄhmaṇa, 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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