sa vai manah krishna-padaravindayor
vacamsi vaikuntha-gunanuvarnane
karau harer mandira-marjanadishu
shrutim chakarachyuta-sat-kathodaye
mukunda-lingalaya-darshane drishau
tad-bhritya-gatra-sparshe 'nga-sangamam
ghranam ca tat-pada-saroja-saurabhe
shrimat-tulasya rasanam tad-arpite
padau hareh ksetra-padanusarpane
shiro hrishikesha-padabhivandane
kamam ca dasye na tu kama-kamyaya
yathottamashloka-janashraya ratih
Translation & purport by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Maharaja Ambarisha always engaged his mind in meditating upon the lotus feet of Krishna, his words in describing the glories of the Lord, his hands in cleansing the Lord's temple, and his ears in hearing the words spoken by Krishna or about Krishna.
He engaged his eyes in seeing the Deity of Krishna, Krishna's temples and Krishna's places like Mathura and Vrindavana, he engaged his sense of touch in touching the bodies of the Lord's devotees, he engaged his sense of smell in smelling the fragrance of tulasi offered to the Lord, and he engaged his tongue in tasting the Lord's prasada.
He engaged his legs in walking to the holy places and temples of the Lord, his head in bowing down before the Lord, and all his desires in serving the Lord, twenty-four hours a day. Indeed, Maharaja Ambarisha never desired anything for his own sense gratification. He engaged all his senses in devotional service, in various engagements related to the Lord. This is the way to increase attachment for the Lord and be completely free from all material desires.
Purport
In Bhagavad-gita (7.1) the Lord recommends, mayy asakta-manah partha yogam yunjan mad-ashrayah. This indicates that one must execute devotional service under the guidance of a devotee or directly under the guidance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is not possible, however, to train oneself without guidance from the spiritual master. Therefore, according to the instructions of Shrila Rupa Goswami, the first business of a devotee is to accept a bona fide spiritual master who can train him to engage his various senses in rendering transcendental service to the Lord.
The Lord also says in Bhagavad-gita (7.1), asamshayam samagram mam yatha jnasyasi tach chrinu. In other words, if one wants to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead in completeness, one must follow the prescriptions given by Krishna by following in the footsteps of Maharaja Ambarisha. It is said, hrishikena hrisikesha-sevanam bhaktir uchyate: [Caitanya-caritamrita, Madhya 19.170] bhakti means to engage the senses in the service of the master of the senses, Krishna, who is called Hrishikesha or Achyuta. These words are used in these verses. Achyuta-sat-kathodaye, hrishikesha-padabhivandane. The words Achyuta and Hrishikesha are also used in Bhagavad-gita. Bhagavad-gita is Krishna-katha spoken directly by Krishna, and Shrimad-Bhagavatam is also Krishna-katha because everything described in the Bhagavatam is in relationship with Krishna.
Excerpted from Shrimad-Bhagavatam 9.4.18-20.
