नैवात्मन: प्रभुरयं निजलाभपूर्णो मानं जनादविदुष: करुणो वृणीते । यद् यज्जनो भगवते विदधीत मानं तच्चात्मने प्रतिमुखस्य यथा मुखश्री: ॥ ११ ॥
naivatmanah prabhur ayam nija-labha-purno manam janad avidusah karuno vrnite yad yaj jano bhagavate vidadhita manam tac catmane prati-mukhasya yatha mukha-srih
- na
- nor
- eva
- certainly
- atmanah
- for His personal benefit
- prabhuh
- Lord
- ayam
- this
- nija-labha-purnah
- is always satisfied in Himself (He does not need to be satisfied by the service of others)
- manam
- respect
- janat
- from a person
- avidusah
- who does not know that the aim of life is to please the Supreme Lord
- karunah
- (the Supreme Personality of Godhead), who is so kind to this foolish, ignorant person
- vrnite
- accepts
- yat yat
- whatever
- janah
- a person
- bhagavate
- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- vidadhita
- may offer
- manam
- worship
- tat
- that
- ca
- indeed
- atmane
- for his own benefit
- prati-mukhasya
- of the reflection of the face in the mirror
- yatha
- just as
- mukha-srih
- the decoration of the face
The Supreme Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always fully satisfied in Himself. Therefore when something is offered to Him, the offering, by the Lord’s mercy, is for the benefit of the devotee, for the Lord does not need service from anyone. To give an example, if one’s face is decorated, the reflection of one’s face in a mirror is also seen to be decorated.