Daropadi gave away a piece of cloth from her head-covering scarf to a sage Durbasha whose loin cloth had been washed away in the river. As a result, when efforts were made to strip her off in the court of Duryodhan, the cloth length coming off her body wo
Sudama offered a handful of rice to Krishna Ji, with utmost love and in return, he attained the four aims of life as well as many other treasure-houses of His blessings.
A distressed elephant caught by an octopus, plucked a lotus flower in desperation and offered it to the Lord in humble supplication. He (elephant) was freed from the clutches of the octopus.
What can one do with his own efforts ? Nothing tangible can be achieved by one's own efforts. All this is His blessing. One whose hard work and devotion is accepted by the Lord, gets all peace and comforts from Him. (435)