Ādi-līlā

Chapter 3: The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 104 of 113
Cc Ādi 3.104

তুলসীদলমাত্রেণ জলস্য চুলুকেন বা বিক্রীণীতে স্বমাত্মানং ভক্তেভ্যো ভক্তবত্সলঃ

तुलसीदलमात्रेण जलस्य चुलुकेन वा विक्रीणीते स्वमात्मानं भक्तेभ्यो भक्तवत्सलः

tulasī-dala-mātreṇa jalasya culukena vā vikrīṇīte svam ātmānaṁ bhaktebhyo bhakta-vatsalaḥ

Synonyms

tulasīof tulasī; dalaa leaf; mātreṇaby only; jalasyaof water; culukenaby a palmful; and; vikrīṇītesells; svamHis own; ātmānamself; bhaktebhyaḥunto the devotees; bhakta-vatsalaḥLord Kṛṣṇa, who is affectionate to His devotees..

Translation

"Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is very affectionate toward His devotees, sells Himself to a devotee who offers merely a tulasī leaf and a palmful of water."

Purport

This is a verse from the Gautamīya-tantra.

Verse 104 of 113
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