Chapter 81
किञ्चित्करोत्युर्वपि यत् स्वदत्तं सुहृत्कृतं फल्ग्वपि भूरिकारी । मयोपनीतं पृथुकैकमुष्टिं प्रत्यग्रहीत् प्रीतियुतो महात्मा ॥ ३५ ॥
Transliteration
kiñcit karoty urv api yat sva-dattaṁ suhṛt-kṛtaṁ phalgv api bhūri-kārī mayopaṇītaṁ pṛthukaika-muṣṭiṁ pratyagrahīt prīti-yuto mahātmā
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
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.”