The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Praśnottararatnamālikā

Verse 66

पात्रं किमन्नदाने क्षुधितं कोऽर्च्यो हि भगवदवतारः ।कश्च भगवान्महेशः शङ्करनारायणात्मैकः ॥ ६५ ॥

In plain words

Who is the proper vessel when giving food? The hungry person. Who is truly worthy of worship? An incarnation of the Divine. And who is the supreme Lord Maheshwara? He whose innermost essence is the non-dual reality of Shankara and Narayana.

Close to the Sanskrit

What is the vessel in the giving of food? The famished one. Who is to be worshipped indeed? The divine incarnation. And who is the Lord Maheshwara? He whose essence is one with Shankara and Narayana.