Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.81.3
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesPure Love Makes a Gift Great
“The Supreme Lord said: O brāhmaṇa, what gift have you brought Me from home? I regard as great even the smallest gift offered by My devotees in pure love, but even great offerings presented by nondevotees do not please Me.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Lord asked the brāhmaṇa what gift he had brought from home.
- Kṛṣṇa regards even the smallest gift as great when His devotee offers it in pure love.
- Even great offerings from nondevotees do not please Him. The size of a gift cannot replace devotion.
Try this today
Make one small offering to Kṛṣṇa today, giving particular attention to offering it with love.
Ask yourself
When offering something to Kṛṣṇa, do you give more attention to its size or to your love?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.