Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Adi-lila Chapter 3 Verse 104

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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 3.104

tulasī-dala-mātreṇa

jalasya culukena vā

vikrīṇīte svam ātmānaḿ

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.

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