Verse Text
tatra ādyo, yathā viṣṇu-dharme –
tulasī-dala-mātreṇa jalasya culukena ca |
vikrīṇīte svam ātmānaṁ bhaktebhyo bhakta-vatsalaḥ ||149||
Translation
An example of being easily served from Viṣṇu-dharma: [Note: This verse is also found in the Gautamīya-tantra.] If the devotees offer only water and tulasī leaves to the Lord, the Lord, being affectionate to the devotees, puts Himself under the control of the devotees.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
In this verse, vikrīṇīte svam ātmānam (He sells His soul) means that He puts Himself completely under the control of the devotees.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
It is said of Kṛṣṇa’s devotees that if they offer even a little water or a tulasī leaf in devotion to Lord Viṣṇu, Lord Viṣṇu is so kind that He will sell Himself to them.