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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 104

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

SYNONYMS

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.

TRANSLATION

“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.