श्रीभगवानुवाच किमुपायनमानीतं ब्रह्मन् मे भवता गृहात् । अण्वप्युपाहृतं भक्तै: प्रेम्णा भूर्येव मे भवेत् । भूर्यप्यभक्तोपहृतं न मे तोषाय कल्पते ॥ ३ ॥
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
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Lord said
- kim
- what
- upāyanam
- gift
- ānītam
- brought
- brahman
- O brāhmaṇa
- 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
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.