Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 23
Bali Mahārāja’s Surrender, Prahlāda’s Praise, and the Lord’s Mercy
Sutala and Future Indrahood
यत्पादयोरशठधी: सलिलं प्रदाय दूर्वाङ्कुरैरपि विधाय सतीं सपर्याम् । अप्युत्तमां गतिमसौ भजते त्रिलोकीं दाश्वानविक्लवमना: कथमार्तिमृच्छेत् ॥ २३ ॥
yat-pādayor aśaṭha-dhīḥ salilaṁ pradāya dūrvāṅkurair api vidhāya satīṁ saparyām apy uttamāṁ gatim asau bhajate tri-lokīṁ dāśvān aviklava-manāḥ katham ārtim ṛcchet
By offering even water, newly grown grass, or flower buds at Your lotus feet, those who maintain no mental duplicity can achieve the most exalted position within the spiritual world. This Bali Mahārāja, without duplicity, has now offered everything in the three worlds. How then can he deserve to suffer from arrest?
In Bhagavad-gītā (9.26) it is stated:
FAQs
This verse teaches that even simple offerings like water and dūrvā grass, when given with a sincere, non-deceitful heart, can grant the highest destination by the Lord’s grace.
Because the spiritual result depends on inner sincerity; straightforward devotion makes even small acts of worship spiritually complete and powerful.
Offer whatever you can—time, prayer, water, a flower—with honesty and steadiness of heart; consistent, sincere devotion reduces anxiety and brings inner refuge.