Nanda Maharaj's and the cowherd men's sincere prayers to Uddhava

Before leaving Vrindavan to return back to Mathura, Nanda Maharaj conveys this sincere prayer (SB 10.47.66 & 67) to Uddhava asking for his blessings:

 

manaso vrttayo nah syuh / krishna paadaambujaashrayah

vaaco 'bhidaayineer naamnaam / kaayas tat-prahvanaadishu

 

[Nanda Maharaj and the other Cowherds said:] "May our mental functions always take shelter of Krishna's lotus feet, may our words always chant His names, may our bodies always bow down to Him and serve Him."

 

karmabhir bhraamyamaanaanaam / yatra kvaapishvarecchayaa

mangalaacaritair daanaih / ratir nah krishna ishvare

 

"Wherever we are made to wander about in this world by the Supreme Lord's will, in accordance with the reactions to our fruitive work, may our good work and charity always grant us love for Lord Krishna."

 

Those fixed in devotion do not have material desires

SB 10.22.26: The desire of those who fix their minds on Me does not lead to material desire for sense gratification, just as barleycorns burned by the sun and then cooked can no longer grow into new sprouts.

The words mayy āveśita-dhiyām are very significant here. Unless one has achieved an advanced degree of devotion, one cannot fix the mind and intelligence on Kṛṣṇa, since Kṛṣṇa is pure spiritual existence. Self-realization is a state not of desirelessness but rather of purified desire, wherein one desires only the pleasure of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The gopīs were certainly attracted to Kṛṣṇa in a mood of conjugal love, and yet, having fixed their minds and indeed their entire existence completely on Kṛṣṇa, their conjugal desire could never manifest as material lust; rather, it became the most exalted form of love of Godhead ever seen within the universe.