Bhagavad Gita 11.39 · Arjuna
A thousand times, I bow
वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कः
प्रजापतिस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च।
नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्रकृत्वः
पुनश्च भूयोऽपि नमो नमस्ते॥
vāyuryamo’agnirvaruṇaḥ śaśāṅkaḥ prajāpatistvaṃ prapitāmahaścanamo namaste’astu sahasrakṛtvaḥ punaśca bhūyo’api namo namaste
You are wind, death, fire, the waters, the moon, the great ancestor. I bow to You a thousand times, and again, and again.
What it means
Arjuna names the great powers. Vayu, wind. Yama, death. Agni, fire. Varuna, the waters. The moon. Prajapati, lord of creatures. The great-grandfather of all. And all of them are Krishna. Then he simply bows, again and again. Namo namah. A thousand times, and more.
The story
The words run out, and only the bowing remains. Arjuna's whole being has become thank you. This is bhakti, devotion, in its rawest form.
In your life
Imagine a grandparent who, after surviving an illness, kept saying thank you to every nurse, again and again. Gratitude overflows. Say thank you more than once today. Mean it every time.
When gratitude overflows, keep saying thank you.