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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 3.104
তুলসীদলমাত্রেণ জলস্য চুলুকেন বা ।
বিক্রীণীতে স্বমাত্মানং ভক্তেভ্যো ভক্তবৎসলঃ ॥ ১০৪ ॥
tulasī-dala-mātreṇa
jalasya culukena vā
vikrīṇīte svam ātmānaṁ
bhaktebhyo bhakta-vatsalaḥ
“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.”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa is very affectionate toward His devotees.
He sells Himself to a devotee who offers Him merely a tulasī leaf and a palmful of water.
This statement comes from the Gautamīya-tantra.
Compassion and urgency. The holy name is offered for the age; divine love moves outward toward others.
The mood of Ādi 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Offering tulasī leaves and Ganges water, He cried for the Lord’s appearance. The Lord, being satisfied by His pure devotees, descends to satisfy them.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 3
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What does this simple offering teach me about Kṛṣṇa’s affection for His devotees?
Read this verse slowly today and reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s affectionate response to a simple offering.
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