na kāmaye 'nyaṁ tava pāda-sevanād
akiñcana-prārthyatamād varaṁ vibho
ārādhya kas tvāṁ hy apavarga-daṁ hare
vṛṇīta āryo varam ātma-bandhanam

 na kāmaye - I do not desire; anyam - another; tava - Your; pāda - of the feet; sevanāt - than the service; akiñcana - by those who want nothing material; prārthya-tamāt - which is the favorite object of entreaty; varam - boon; vibho - O all-powerful one; ārādhya - worshiping; kaḥ - who; tvām - You; hi - indeed; apavarga - of liberation; dam - the bestower; hare - O Lord Hari; vṛṇīta - would choose; āryaḥ - a spiritually advanced person; varam - boon; ātma - his own; bandhanam - (cause of) bondage.


Text

O all-powerful one, I desire no boon other than service to Your lotus feet, the boon most eagerly sought by those free of material desire. O Hari, what enlightened person who worships You, the giver of liberation, would choose a boon that causes his own bondage?

Purport

The Lord offered Mucukunda anything he desired, but Mucukunda desired only the Lord. This is pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness.