पारिजातेऽञ्जसा लब्धे सारङ्गोऽन्यन्न सेवते ।
त्वदङ्घ्रिमूलमासाद्य साक्षात्किं किं वृणीमहि ॥३२॥

pÄrijÄte 'ñjasÄ labdhe
sÄraá¹…go 'nyan na sevate
tvad-aá¹…ghri-mÅ«lam ÄsÄdya
sÄká¹£Ät kiá¹ kiá¹ vṛṇīmahi

 pÄrijÄte - the celestial tree known as pÄrijÄta; añjasÄ - completely; labdhe - having achieved; sÄraá¹…gaḥ - a bee; anyat - other; na sevate - does not resort to; tvat-aá¹…ghri - Your lotus feet; mÅ«lam - the root of everything; ÄsÄdya - having approached; sÄká¹£Ät - directly; kim - what; kim - what; vṛṇīmahi - may we ask.


Text

Dear Lord, when the bee approaches the celestial tree called the pÄrijÄta, it certainly does not leave the tree, because there is no need for such action. Similarly, when we have approached Your lotus feet and taken shelter of them, what further benediction may we ask of You?

Purport

When a devotee is actually engaged in the service of the lotus feet of the Lord, his engagement in itself is so perfect that there is no need to ask for further benediction. When a bee approaches the pÄrijÄta tree, it gets unlimited supplies of honey. There is no need to go to another tree. If one is fixed in the service of the lotus feet of the Lord, there is unlimited transcendental bliss, and as such there is no need to ask for further benediction. The pÄrijÄta tree is not commonly found within this material world. The pÄrijÄta tree is also known as kalpa-vá¹›ká¹£a, or the wish-fulfilling tree. One can get anything he desires from such a tree. In the material world, one can get oranges from an orange tree or mangoes from a mango tree, but there is no possibility of getting oranges from a mango tree or vice versa. However, one can get whatever he wants from the pÄrijÄta tree — oranges, mangoes, bananas and so on. This tree is found in the spiritual world (cintÄmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vá¹›ká¹£a-laká¹£Ävá¹›teá¹£u). The spiritual world, cintÄmaṇi-dhÄma, is surrounded by these kalpa-vá¹›ká¹£a trees, but the pÄrijÄta tree is also found in the kingdom of Indra, that is, on Indra’s heavenly planet. This pÄrijÄta tree was brought by Kṛṣṇa to please SatyabhÄmÄ, one of His queens, and this tree was implanted in the DvÄrakÄ mansions constructed for the queens. The lotus feet of the Lord are exactly like the pÄrijÄta trees, or wish-fulfilling trees, and the devotees are like bumblebees. They are always attracted by the lotus feet of the Lord.