ei - this; śloka - of the verse; artha - the meaning; ācārya - Advaita Ācārya; karena - does; vicāraṇa - considering; kṛṣṇake - to Lord Kṛṣṇa; tulasī-jala - tulasī and water; deya - gives; yei jana - that person who; tāra - to Him; ṛṇa - the debt; śodhite - to pay; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; karena - does; cintana - thinking; jala-tulasīra sama - equal to water and tulasī; kichu - any; ghare - in the house; nāhi - there is not; dhana - wealth.

Advaita Ācārya considered the meaning of the verse in this way: “Not finding any way to repay the debt He owes to one who offers Him a tulasī leaf and water, Lord Kṛṣṇa thinks, ‘There is no wealth in My possession that is equal to a tulasī leaf and water.’