Shloka 3
Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa Receives Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy
The Gift of Flat Rice
श्रीभगवानुवाच किमुपायनमानीतं ब्रह्मन् मे भवता गृहात् । अण्वप्युपाहृतं भक्तै: प्रेम्णा भूर्येव मे भवेत् । भूर्यप्यभक्तोपहृतं न मे तोषाय कल्पते ॥ ३ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca kim upāyanam ānītaṁ brahman me bhavatā gṛhāt aṇv apy upāhṛtaṁ bhaktaiḥ premṇā bhury eva me bhavet bhūry apy abhaktopahṛtaṁ na me toṣāya kalpate
ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຕັດວ່າ: “ໂອ ພຣາຫມັນ, ເຈົ້ານຳຂອງຖວາຍຫຍັງຈາກເຮືອນມາໃຫ້ເຮົາ? ແມ່ນແຕ່ນ້ອຍນິດທີ່ພວກພັກຕະຖວາຍດ້ວຍຄວາມຮັກບໍລິສຸດ ເຮົາກໍເຫັນວ່າຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່; ແຕ່ຂອງຖວາຍຫຼາຍຈາກຜູ້ບໍ່ມີພັກຕິ ບໍ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ເຮົາພໍໃຈ”
FAQs
This verse teaches that Kṛṣṇa values the devotion and love behind an offering more than its material size—an offering, even tiny, becomes “great” when given with bhakti.
In the Sudāmā episode (Canto 10, Chapter 81), Kṛṣṇa lovingly draws out His friend’s humble offering to show that He is pleased by sincere devotion, not by wealth or display.
Offer whatever you can—time, prayer, simple food, service—with sincerity and love, focusing on devotion rather than status, expense, or external show.