SB 10.81.35
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 35
kiñcit karoty urv api yat sva-dattaṁ
suhṛt-kṛtaṁ phalgv api bhūri-kārī
mayopaṇītaṁ pṛthukaika-muṣṭiṁ
pratyagrahīt prīti-yuto mahātmā
SYNONYMS
kiñcit—insignificant; karoti—He makes; uru—great; api—even; yat—which; sva—by Himself; dattam—given; suhṛt—by a well-wishing friend; kṛtam—done; phalgu—meager; api—even; bhūri—great; kārī—making; mayā—by me; upanītam—brought; pṛthuka—of flat rice; eka—one; muṣṭim—palmful; pratyagrahīt—He accepted; prīti-yutaḥ—with pleasure; mahā-ātmā—the Supreme Soul.
TRANSLATION
The Lord considers even His greatest benedictions to be insignificant, while He magnifies even a small service rendered to Him by His well-wishing devotee. Thus with pleasure the Supreme Soul accepted a single palmful of the flat rice I brought Him.