prasanno bhagavān yeṣām
asāv eva varo 'smākam
īpsito jagataḥ pate
prasanno bhagavān yeṣām
apavarga-gurur gatiḥ
O master of the universe! You are more important than liberation. You are the goal. Our desired boon is that you be pleased with us.
“You should say in words what you want.” They reply. You are more important (guruḥ) than liberation (apavarga). If one attains you, then what is the use of everything including liberation?
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varaṁ vṛṇīmahe 'thāpi
nātha tvat parataḥ parāt
na hy antas tvad-vibhūtīnāṁ
so 'nanta iti gīyase
We ask for another boon from you who are the cause of all causes. Since there is no end to your splendor, you are called Ananta, the unlimited.
We desire one other boon. O master! Since there is no limit to the splendors that you can give, you should give this boon to us.
|| 4.30.32 ||
pārijāte 'ñjasā labdhe
sāraṅgo 'nyan na sevate
tvad-aṅghri-mūlam āsādya
sākṣāt kiṁ kiṁ vṛṇīmahi
When a bee has quickly come to the pārijāta tree, it does not go elsewhere for tasting. Having directly attaining your lotus feet, what else can we pray for?
“So then, ask for many boons, as much as you want.” No. We want only your lotus feet. In order to attain a taste of that sweetness, there is one boon we desire. Other than that we do not ask any benedictions. They explain this in three verses. The bee (sāraṅgaḥ) does not go to another tree (anyat). Just as the bee does not desire other objects because it has tasted the honey of that tree, having attained your feet, except for your lotus feet what could we request?
|| 4.30.33 ||
yāvat te māyayā spṛṣṭā
bhramāma iha karmabhiḥ
tāvad bhavat-prasaṅgānāṁ
saṅgaḥ syān no bhave bhave
As long as we wander about in this world because of our actions, contaminated by māyā, we want the association of devotees, life after life.
They state their one desire. Bhavat-prasaṅgānām means devotees.
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