Text 139] The Process of Devotional Service 409

mukunda-lingalaya-darsane drsau
tad-bhrtya-gatra-sparase ‘nga-sangamam

ghranam ca tat-pada-saroja-saurabhe
srimat-tulasya rasanam tad-arpite

padau hareh ksetra-padanusarpane
siro hrsikesa-padabhivandane

kamam ca dasye na tu kama-kamyaya
yathottamahsloka-janasrayd ratih

SYNONYMS

sah—he (Maharaja Ambarisa); vai—certainly; manah—the mind; krsna-pada-
aravindayoh—on the two lotus feet of Krsna; vacarisi—words; vaikuntha-guna-
anuvarnane —in describing the transcendental character of Krsna; karau —the two
hands; hareh—of Lord Krsna or Visnu; mandira-mdarjana-ddisu—in cleansing the
temple of Hari and similar other duties; srutim—the ears; cakdra—engaged;
acyuta—of the Lord; sat-kathd-udaye—in the arising of transcendental topics;
mukunda-linga—of the Deities of the Lord; a4laya—temples; darsane —in visiting;
drsau—the two eyes; tat-bhrtya—of the servants of the Lord; gatra—the bodies;
sparase—in touching; anga-saigamam—bodily contact such as embracing or
touching the lotus feet; ghranam—the sensation of smell; ca—and; tat-pada-
saroja—of the Lord’s lotus feet; saurabhe—in the fragrance; srimat—most
auspicious; tulasyah—of tulasi leaves; rasandm—the tongue; tat-arpite—in food
offered to the Lord; padau—the two feet; hareh—of the Lord; ksetra—the place
of pilgrimage; pada-anusarpane —in walking to; sirah—the head; hrsikesa—of the
Lord of the senses, the Personality of Godhead; pada-abhivandane—in offering
prayers at the lotus feet; kamam—all desires; dasye—in serving the Lord; na—
not; tu—but; kama-kamyayé—with a desire for sense gratification; yatha—as
much as; uttamah-sloka—of the Lord, who is worshiped by selected poems;
jana—in the devotee; asrayd—having shelter; ratih—attachment.

TRANSLATION

‘Maharaja Ambarisa always engaged his mind at the lotus feet of Krsna,
his words in describing the spiritual world and the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, his hands in cleansing and washing the Lord’s temple, his ears in
hearing topics about the Supreme Lord, his eyes in seeing the Deity of Lord
Krsna in the temple, his body in touching the lotus feet of Vaisnavas and
embracing them, his nostrils in smelling the aroma of the tulasi leaves offered
to Krsna’s lotus feet, his tongue in tasting food offered to Krsna, his legs in
going to places of pilgrimage like Vrndavana and Mathura or to the Lord’s
temple, and his head in touching the lotus feet of the Lord and offering Him
