tapaḥ-śraddhā-yuto dhīro
niḥsańgo mukta-saḿśayaḥ
samādhāya manaḥ kṛṣṇe
prāviśad gandhamādanam
tapah -- in austerities; sraddha -- faith; yutah -- having; dhirah -- serious; nihsangah -- detached from material association; mukta -- freed; samsayah -- of doubts; samadhaya -- fixing in trance; manah -- his mind; krishne -- upon Lord Krishna; pravisat -- he entered upon; gandhamadanam -- the mountain known as Gandhamadana.
The sober King, beyond material association and free of doubt, was convinced of the value of austerity. Absorbing his mind in Lord Krishna, he came to Gandhamadana Mountain.
The name Gandhamadana indicates a place of delightful fragrances. Undoubtedly Gandhamadana was filled with the aroma of wild flowers and forest honey, and with other natural scents.
