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नैवात्मनः प्रभुरयं निजलाभपूर्णो मानं जनादविदुषः करुणो वृणीते ।

यद्यद् जनो भगवते विदधीत मानं तच्चात्मने प्रतिमुखस्य यथा मुखश्रीः ॥7.9.11

अयं प्रभुः — this Lord

निजलाभपूर्णः — is always satisfied in Himself

करुणः —Who is so kind to the foolish, ignorant person

वृणीते — accepts

मानम् — respect

जनात् — from a person

अविदुषः — who does not know ( that the aim of life is to please the Supreme Lord)

नैव आत्मनः — not for His personal benefit

यत् यत् — whatever

जनः— a person

भगवते — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead

विदधीत — may offer

मानं — worship

तत् च — that indeed

आत्मने —is for his own benefit

यथा — just as

मुखश्रीः— the decoration of the face.

प्रतिमुखस्य — (shows up as )the reflection of the face in the mirror

Indeed, the Supreme benevolent God accepts the worship of his devotee for the devotee's own benefit as He does not require any thing from anybody.  Just as a beautiful decorated face in turn shows up a beautiful decorated reflection so also, devotion unto the Lord reflects itself as His manifold blessings.  

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