अध्याय ९
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
मग नि:सीमभाव उल्हासें I मज अर्पावयाचेनि मिसें I फळ एक आवडे तैसें I भलतयाचें हो II 382 II
भवतु माझियाकडे दावी I आणि मी दोन्ही हात वोडवीं I मग देंठु न फेडित सेवीं I आदरेंशीं II 383 II
पैं गा भक्तीचेनि नांवें I फूल मज एक द्यावें I तें.लेखें तरि म्यां तुरंबावें I परि मुखींचि घालीं II 384 II
हें असो कायसीं फुलें I पानचि एक आवडतें जाहलें I तें साजुकही न हो सुकलें I भलतैसें II 385 II
फरि सर्वभावें भरलें देखें I आणि भुकेला अमृतें तोखे I तैसें पत्रचि परि तेणें सुखें I आरोगूं लागें II 386 II
आथवा ऐसेंही एक घडे I जे पालाही परी न जोडे I तरि उदकाचें तंव सांकडें I नव्हेल कीं II 387 II
तें भलतेथ निमोलें I न जोडितां आहे जोडलें I तेंचि सर्वस्व करूनि अर्पिलें I जेणें मज II 388 II
तेणें वैकुंठापासोनि विशाळें I मजलागीं केलीं राउळें I कौस्तुभाहूनि निर्मळें I लेणीं दिधलीं II 389 II
दूधाचीं सेजारें I क्षीराब्धी ऐसीं मनोहरें I मजलागीं अपारें I सृजिलीं तेणें II 390 II
कर्पूर चंदन अगरु I ऐसेया सुगंधाचा महामेरु I मज हातिवा लाविला दिनकरु I दीपमाळे II 391 II
गरुडासारिखीं वाहनें I सुरतरूंचीं उद्यानें I कामधेनूंचीं गोधनें I अर्पिलीं तेणें II 392 II
मज अमृताहूनि सुरसें I बोनीं वोगरिलीं बहुवसें I ऐसा भक्तांचेनि उदकलेशें I परितोषें गा II 393 II
हें सांगावें काय किरीटी I तुवांचि देखिलें आपुलिया दिठी I मी सुदामयाचिया सोडीं गांठी I पव्हयांसाठीं II 394 II
पैं भक्ति एकी मी जाणें I तेथ सानें थोर न म्हणे I आम्ही भावाचे पाहुणे I भलतेया II 395 II
येर पत्र पुष्प फळ I हें भजावया मिस केवळ I वांचूनि आमुचा लाग निष्फळ I भक्तितत्व II 396 II
म्हणोनि अर्जुना अवधारीं I तूं बुद्धि एकी सोपारी करीं I तरी सहजें आपुलिया मनोमंदिरीं I न विसंबें मातें II 397 II
"When the devotee offers Me fruit of any tree, then irrespective of whether it is juicy or not, I welcome it with both hands and eat it with relish without even waiting to cut the fruit stalk. If the devotee offers Me a flower, then instead of sniffing, I taste it by putting it in mouth. Not only the flower but even if a leaf is offered, then no matter whether it is lush or dry, its the love with which it is offered is paramount to Me, for I eat it instantly. Just like a famished person given Amrut devours it attaining contentment, the leaf offered to Me by a devotee, like Amrut, gives Me blissful contentment. The water is unlike the leaves which may or may not be available. Besides it is available free of cost. Yet the same water the devotee offers Me, as an all encompassing devotion to Me, surrendering to Me every aspect of their being and life. A drop of their offering is equivalent to building the temples bigger than Vaikuntha, the Supreme Abode or adorning Me with ornaments made of Kaustubh Mani, a divine jewel or gem, described as a radiant, lotus-hued ruby that emerged during the churning of the ocean of milk (Samudra Manthan). Or creating countless bedchambers as comforting as the ocean of milk or a huge mountain of aromatic substances camphor, sandalwood and agarwood made for My gratification or a garland of lights with radiant suns as lighted lamps. Offering Me countless eagle-like mounts or gardens of Kalpavruksha or herds of holy cow Kamdhenu. Or offering Me delicacies tastier than the divine nectar Amrut. Lord Krishna said, I don't need to tell you all this as you are aware of how heartily I welcomed the humble gift of poha, flattened rice by Sudama, My childhood friend. For Me Bhakti or the loving devotion is the highest, irrespective of who does it, rich or poor. In Bhakti, Bhava (emotional attachment to the divine) is considered paramount as it is the driving force and the very essence of devotion. It's where devotion transforms from a practice into a deep, heartfelt feeling, blossoming into a love for the divine. With Bhava any offering is welcome to Me. Water, leaf, fruit, flower are only symbolic in devotion. For Me the one pointed loving devotion to Me, without any ulterior motives, surrendering to My will and finding joy in devotion itself is the highest. And therefore let Me tell you an easy way to attain this, and that is My constant remembrance day and night."
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