Shloka 7
Nābhi’s Sacrifice and Lord Viṣṇu’s Promise to Appear as a Son (Ṛṣabhadeva’s Advent Prelude)
अथानयापि न भवत इज्ययोरुभारभरया समुचितमर्थमिहोपलभामहे ॥ ७ ॥
athānayāpi na bhavata ijyayoru-bhāra-bharayā samucitam artham ihopalabhāmahe.
私たちは多くの供物をもって礼拝し供犠も捧げましたが、あなたを喜ばせるためにこれほどの準備は要らないと感じております。
Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī says that if one is offered varied foods but has no appetite, the offering has no value. In a big sacrificial ceremony there may be many things accumulated to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but if there is no devotion, attachment or love for the Lord, the arrangement is useless. The Lord is complete in Himself, and He does not need anything from us. However, if we offer Him a little water, a flower and a tulasi leaf, He will accept them. Bhakti, devotional service, is the main way to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is not a question of arranging huge sacrifices. The priests were regretful, thinking that they were not on the path of devotional service and that their sacrifice was not pleasing to the Lord.
FAQs
This verse indicates that worship performed as a heavy, showy burden may fail to yield the proper spiritual result; the fruit of worship must be “samucita”—aligned with sincere purpose and inner transformation.
He highlights that when sacrifice becomes an over-encumbered performance rather than a sincere offering, the intended benefit of worship is not attained, and the real aim—purification and devotion—gets obscured.
Keep practices simple, sincere, and consistent—prioritize humility, remembrance of the Lord, and ethical living over expensive display or ritualism done for prestige.