Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 16
Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage
Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins
स वै तेभ्यो नमस्कृत्य नि:सङ्गो विगतस्पृह: । वासुदेवे भगवति भक्त्या चक्रे मन: परम् ॥ १६ ॥
sa vai tebhyo namaskṛtya niḥsaṅgo vigata-spṛhaḥ vāsudeve bhagavati bhaktyā cakre manaḥ param
König Rantideva erwies ihnen Ehrerbietung, doch war er ungebunden und ohne Verlangen; in Bhakti zu Bhagavān Vāsudeva richtete er seinen Geist auf die Lotosfüße Śrī Viṣṇus.
Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung:
FAQs
This verse says one should become detached (niḥsaṅga) and free from hankering (vigata-spṛha), then, with bhakti, place the mind fully on Bhagavān Vāsudeva.
The devotee offers respect, gives up worldly attachment, becomes free from material desires, and concentrates the mind on Vāsudeva through devotion.
Reduce unnecessary entanglements and desire-driven habits, keep respectful dealings with others, and daily redirect attention to Kṛṣṇa through hearing, chanting, and remembrance.