Texts 105-106
ei ślokārtha ācārya karena vicāraṇa
kṛṣṇake tulasī-jala deya yei jana
tāra ṛṇa śodhite kṛṣṇa karena cintana —
‘jala-tulasīra sama kichu ghare nāhi dhana’
ei — this; śloka — of the verse; artha — the meaning; ācārya — Advaita Ācārya; karena — does; vicāraṇa — considering; kṛṣṇake — to Lord Kṛṣṇa; tulasī-jala — tulasī and water; deya — gives; yei jana — that person who; tāra — to Him; ṛṇa — the debt; śodhite — to pay; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; karena — does; cintana — thinking; jala-tulasīra sama — equal to water and tulasī; kichu — any; ghare — in the house; nāhi — there is not; dhana — wealth.
Advaita Ācārya considered the meaning of the verse in this way: “Not finding any way to repay the debt He owes to one who offers Him a tulasī leaf and water, Lord Kṛṣṇa thinks, ‘There is no wealth in My possession that is equal to a tulasī leaf and water.’