भूर्यप्यभक्तोपाहृतं न मे तोषाय कल्पते । गन्धो धूप: सुमनसो दीपोऽन्नाद्यं च किं पुन: ॥ १८ ॥
bhūry apy abhaktopāhṛtaṁ na me toṣāya kalpate gandho dhūpaḥ sumanaso dīpo ’nnādyaṁ ca kiṁ punaḥ
- bhūri
- opulent
- api
- even
- abhakta
- by a nondevotee
- upāhṛtam
- offered
- na
- does not
- me
- My
- toṣāya
- satisfaction
- kalpate
- create
- gandhaḥ
- fragrance
- dhūpaḥ
- incense
- sumanasaḥ
- flowers
- dīpaḥ
- lamps
- anna-ādyam
- foodstuffs
- ca
- and
- kim punaḥ
- what to speak of
Even very opulent presentations do not satisfy Me if they are offered by nondevotees. But I am pleased by any insignificant offering made by My loving devotees, and I am certainly most pleased when nice presentations of fragrant oil, incense, flowers and palatable foods are offered with love.