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Devanagari

Devanagari

अथानयापि न भवत इज्ययोरुभारभरया समुचितमर्थमिहोपलभामहे ॥ ७ ॥

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athānayāpi na bhavata ijyayoru-bhāra-bharayā samucitam artham ihopalabhāmahe.
athānayāpi na bhavata ijyayoru-bhāra-bharayā samucitam artham ihopalabhāmahe.

Synonyms

Palabra por palabra

atha — otherwise; anayā — this; api — even; na — not; bhavataḥ — of Your exalted personality; ijyayā — by performance of sacrifice; urubhāra-bharayā — encumbered by much paraphernalia; samucitam — required; artham — use; iha — here; upalabhāmahe — we can see.

atha — de otra manera; anayā — esto; api — incluso; na — no; bhavataḥ — de Tu excelsa personalidad; ijyayā — con celebración de sacrificios; urubhāra-bharayā — que exigen muchos artículos; samucitam — preciso; artham — empleo; iha — aquí; upalabhāmahe — podemos ver.

Translation

Traducción

We have engaged in Your worship with many things and have offered sacrifices unto You, but we think that there is no need for so many arrangements to please Your Lordship.

Te hemos ofrecido muchos artículos de adoración, y hemos celebrado sacrificios para Ti, pero pensamos que para complacer a Tu Señoría no se necesitan tantos preparativos.

Purport

Significado

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.

Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī dice que de nada sirve ofrecer muchos alimentos a una persona que no tiene apetito. En una gran ceremonia de sacrificio se pueden reunir muchas cosas para satisfacer a la Suprema Personalidad de Dios, pero si no hay devoción, apego, amor por el Señor, todos esos preparativos son inútiles. El Señor goza de plenitud en Sí mismo, y no necesita nada de nosotros. Sin embargo, si Le ofrecemos un poco de agua, una flor y una hoja de tulasī, Él lo aceptará. Lo mejor para satisfacer a la Suprema Personalidad de Dios es el bhakti, el servicio devocional. No se trata de organizar enormes sacrificios. Los sacerdotes estaban apesadumbrados, pensando que no habían seguido el sendero del servicio devocional y que su sacrificio no era del agrado del Señor.