Bhagavad Gita 9.26 meaningThe open secret
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Give me just a leaf, a flower, a fruit or some water with love — and I will happily accept it.” — love matters more than size.
What it means
“If someone offers me a leaf, a flower, a fruit or a little water with love, I gladly accept that gift from a sincere heart.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Patram Pushpam Phalam Toyam”
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति । तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः ॥
patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati tadahaṃ bhaktyupahṛtamaśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
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.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो कोई भी भक्त मेरे लिए पत्र, पुष्प, फल, जल आदि भक्ति से अर्पण करता है, उस शुद्ध मन के भक्त का वह भक्तिपूर्वक अर्पण किया हुआ (पत्र पुष्पादि) मैं भोगता हूँ अर्थात् स्वीकार करता हूँ।
Swami Tejomayananda
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