स वै तेभ्यो नमस्कृत्य नि:सङ्गो विगतस्पृह: । वासुदेवे भगवति भक्त्या चक्रे मन: परम् ॥ १६ ॥
sa vai tebhyo namaskrtya nihsango vigata-sprhah vasudeve bhagavati bhaktya cakre manah param
- sah
- he (King Rantideva)
- vai
- indeed
- tebhyah
- unto Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and the other demigods
- namah-krtya
- offering obeisances
- nihsangah
- with no ambition to take any benefit from them
- vigata-sprhah
- completely free from desires for material possessions
- vasudeve
- unto Lord Vasudeva
- bhagavati
- the Supreme Lord
- bhaktya
- by devotional service
- cakre
- fixed
- manah
- the mind
- param
- as the ultimate goal of life
King Rantideva had no ambition to enjoy material benefits from the demigods. He offered them obeisances, but because he was factually attached to Lord Visnu, Vasudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he fixed his mind at Lord Visnu’s lotus feet.