స వై మన: కృష్ణపదారవిన్దయో-
ర్వచాంసి వైకుణ్ఠగుణానువర్ణనే ।
కరౌ హరేర్మన్దిరమార్జనాదిషు
శ్రుతిం చకారాచ్యుతసత్కథోదయే ॥ ౧౮ ॥
ముకున్దలిఙ్గాలయదర్శనే దృశౌ
తద్భృత్యగాత్రస్పర్శేఽఙ్గసఙ్గమమ్ ।
ఘ్రాణం చ తత్పాదసరోజసౌరభే
శ్రీమత్తులస్యా రసనాం తదర్పితే ॥ ౧౯ ॥
పాదౌ హరే: క్షేత్రపదానుసర్పణే
శిరో హృషీకేశపదాభివన్దనే ।
కామం చ దాస్యే న తు కామకామ్యయా
యథోత్తమశ్లోకజనాశ్రయా రతి: ॥ ౨౦ ॥
sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor
[sa vai manah krishna-padaaravindayor]
vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane
[vachaamsi vaikuntha-gunaanuvarnane]
karau harer mandira-mārjanādiṣu
[karau harer mandira-maarjanaadishu]
śrutiṁ cakārācyuta-sat-kathodaye
[shrutim chakaaraachyuta-sat-kathodaye]
mukunda-liṅgālaya-darśane dṛśau
[mukunda-lingaalaya-darshane drishau]
tad-bhṛtya-gātra-sparśe ’ṅga-saṅgamam
[tad-bhritya-gaatra-sparshe ’nga-sangamam]
ghrāṇaṁ ca tat-pāda-saroja-saurabhe
[ghraanam cha tat-paada-saroja-saurabhe]
śrīmat-tulasyā rasanāṁ tad-arpite
[shreemat-tulasyaa rasanaam tad-arpite]
pādau hareḥ kṣetra-padānusarpaṇe
[paadau hareh kshetra-padaanusarpane]
śiro hṛṣīkeśa-padābhivandane
[shiro hrisheekesha-padaabhivandane]
kāmaṁ ca dāsye na tu kāma-kāmyayā
[kaamam cha daasye na tu kaama-kaamyayaa]
yathottamaśloka-janāśrayā ratiḥ
[yathottamashloka-janaashrayaa ratih]
Mahārāja Ambarīṣa always engaged his mind in meditating upon the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, his words in describing the glories of the Lord, his hands in cleansing the Lord’s temple, and his ears in hearing the words spoken by Kṛṣṇa or about Kṛṣṇa. He engaged his eyes in seeing the Deity of Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa’s temples and Kṛṣṇa’s places like Mathurā and Vṛndāvana, he engaged his sense of touch in touching the bodies of the Lord’s devotees, he engaged his sense of smell in smelling the fragrance of tulasī offered to the Lord, and he engaged his tongue in tasting the Lord’s prasāda. He engaged his legs in walking to the holy places and temples of the Lord, his head in bowing down before the Lord, and all his desires in serving the Lord, twenty-four hours a day. Indeed, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa never desired anything for his own sense gratification. He engaged all his senses in devotional service, in various engagements related to the Lord. This is the way to increase attachment for the Lord and be completely free from all material desires.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Mahārāja Ambarīṣa always engaged his mind in meditating upon the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, his words in describing the glories of the Lord, his hands in cleansing the Lord's temple, and his ears in hearing the words spoken by Kṛṣṇa or about Kṛṣṇa. He engaged his eyes in seeing the deity of Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa's temples and Kṛṣṇa's places like Mathurā and Vṛndāvana, he engaged his sense of touch in touching the bodies of the Lord's devotees, he engaged his sense of smell in smelling the fragrance of tulasī offered to the Lord, and he engaged his tongue in tasting the Lord's prasāda. He engaged his legs in walking to the holy places and temples of the Lord, his head in bowing down before the Lord, and all his desires in serving the Lord, without desiring material enjoyment, in order to develop rati as possessed by great devotees.
Three verses describe his sādhana for producing prema. The verb is cakāra. Just as a king engages his servants in his kingdom, wherever Ambarīṣa engaged his mind and senses, there the mind and senses would go, taking the order on their heads. The sovereignty of the king was extraordinary. He engaged his ears in the excellent topics of the Lord and his devotees (sat), not in jṣāna or karma. He engaged his eyes in seeing the forms of the Lord as well as the temples, the abodes such as Mathurā, and the devotees (ālaya). He engaged his nose in the fragrance of the tulasī which was offered to the lotus feet of the Lord. He engaged his tongue in the food offered to the Lord. He engaged his feet in repeatedly going to the places such as Mathurā and the temples of the Lord. He engaged his head in bowing down to the Lord and the devotees. He engaged his desire in being the servant of the Lord, not with a desire for material enjoyment. The instrumental case of kāma-kāmyayā means the locative case. Why did he do this? He did it so that he could somehow develop rati without material desire, such as possessed by Prahlāda and others.