Just see how he has come with devotion

Giriraj Swami : During the struggle to get Hare Krishna Land in Juhu, we did not have proper accommodations for Srila Prabhupada. Each time he came we arranged a different place for him to stay. Once he stayed with of one of our good friends and life members, Mr. Seti, who was building a house in the Juhu scheme. Although the house was not completed, Mr. Seti invited Srila Prabhupada to stay in an upstairs room. One day Srila Prabhupada was there talking with some respectable persons when suddenly a poor Indian laborer appeared at the doorway of the room. He was dark-complexioned and wearing only a little cloth around his waist. He walked right past the respectable persons and put some flowers on Srila Prabhupada’s table. Then he put his head down in obeisances, stood up, and walked out. At first Srila Prabhupada was completely stunned and silent. He was so moved by this offering that he couldn’t think about anything else for minutes. Finally he said, “Just see how he has come with devotion,” and he quoted the verse, “patram pushpam phalam toyam, yo me bhaktya prayacchati. If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water, I will accept it.” Srila Prabhupada said, “He offered some flowers with devotion, and how much I have been affected. Just imagine the greatness of Krishna. I am an ordinary living entity. Krishna’s the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but even if Krishna is offered just a leaf or a flower with love and devotion, He will accept it. So how great is Krishna?“