# Cc. Ādi 3.104 ## Text > tulasī-dala-mātreṇa > jalasya culukena vā > vikrīṇīte svam ātmānaṁ > bhaktebhyo bhakta-vatsalaḥ ## Synonyms *tulasī*—of *tulasī*; *dala*—a leaf; *mātreṇa*—by only; *jalasya*—of water; *culukena*—by a palmful; *vā*—and; *vikrīṇīte*—sells; *svam*—His own; *ātmānam*—self; *bhaktebhyaḥ*—unto the devotees; *bhakta*-*vatsalaḥ*—Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is affectionate to His devotees. ## Translation **"Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is very affectionate toward His devotees, sells Himself to a devotee who offers Him merely a tulasī leaf and a palmful of water."** ## Purport This is a verse from the *Gautamīya-tantra.*