Gadhada Last Section Vach. 25 Vachanamrut Rahasyarth Pradeepika Tika

It is stated in the sacred scriptures that one should perform the practices of devotion, upasana, service, faith, conviction about the religious decree, etc., without wishing to attain the fruits of performing them. That is true, but there should be one desire; the yearning to please God through performing those practices. Without having that desire, if someone performs them without any kind of purpose, he is considered to possess the tamas attribute. Therefore, through the virtues such as devotion, one should wish to attain the fruits, in the form of pleasing God. If someone has any other desire, except for that, he will attain only the fruits, such as the four-fold salvation. It is not true that God becomes pleased with only those who perform devotion to Him with various kinds of lavish articles, and not with someone who is poor. If a poor person offers even water, leaves, fruits or flowers with faith, God becomes pleased with him. This is because God is immensely great. If someone composed just one verse in honour of a king and recites it before him, the king would reward him with an entire village. In the same manner, God is also, readily pleased.