पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति | तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः
patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati . tadahaṃ bhaktyupahṛtamaśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ
無論誰以虔誠之心獻給我一片葉子、一朵花、一個果實或一些水,我都會接受那由純潔心靈之人以虔誠奉獻的禮物。
Whoever offers Me with devotion-a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water, I accept that (gift) of the pure-hearted man which has been devotionally presented.
任何禮物,無論多麼微小,只要懷著深切的信仰奉獻,主都會接受。即使只是一片葉子、一朵花、一個果實或一些水,只要以專一的虔誠和純潔的心奉獻,主也會非常滿足。祂難道不曾滿足於蘇達摩(Sudama)包裹裡的一點炒米和沙巴里(Sabari)獻上的小漿果嗎?你無需為祂建造一座黃金寺廟。在你的心中建造一座黃金寺廟,讓祂在那裡登基。祂只想要你虔誠的心。但要取悅因陀羅(Indra)卻很困難,你必須向他獻上珍貴的(物質)物品。一片葉子、一朵花或一個果實僅僅是象徵。達到主的真正途徑是純粹堅定的虔誠。國家的一切物品都屬於國王。如果國家的僕人懷著虔誠之心向國王獻上一些物品,他會非常滿意。同樣,整個世界的一切物品都屬於祂。然而,如果你懷著虔誠之心獻上哪怕一點點東西,祂也會非常高興。「Aśnāmi」字面意思是「吃」。其引申義或「Lakṣaṇa Vṛtti」是「接受」。
A gift? however small? is accepted by the Lord? when it is offered with profound faith. The Lord is ite satisfied even with a leaf? a flower? a fruit or water? when it is offered with singleminded devotion and pure heart. Was He not satisfied with the little parched rice from the bundle of Sudama and the small berries offered by Sabari You need not build a golden temple for Him. Build a golden temple in your heart. Enthrone Him there. He wants only your devoted heart. But it is difficult to please Indra. You wll have to offer valuable (material) objects to him.A leaf? a flower of a fruit are merely symbols. The true means of attaining the Lord is pure unflinching devotion. All the objects of the state belong to the king. If the servants of the state offer with devotion some objects to the king he is highly satisfied. Even so all the objects of the whole world belong to Him. Yet? He is highly pleased if you offer even a little thing with devotion.Asnami? literally means eat. The indicative meaning or Lakshana Vritti is accept.