अयं महाभागवतो दैन्यमेतस्य जीवितम् |
तृणमेवासनं विद्धि मुकुरं जलमेव हि ||
श्रुत्वैतन्मन्त्रिणो वाक्यं सहसा पृथिवीपतिः |
प्रददौ कुंभदासस्य मुकुरं हेमभूषितम् ||
आश्रमस्थस्य दीनस्य भक्तस्यापि विशेषतः |
अनेन किं दर्पणेन ममेत्याह स वैष्णवः ||
अथ रत्नमयं दिव्यमासनं च ददौ नृपः |
तच्चापि नैव जग्राह महाभागवतोत्तमः ||
भक्तपूजाविधावस्मिन्नसंपूर्णमनोरथः |
राजापि परया भक्त्या प्राह साज्जलिसंपुटम् ||
"He is a very great bhagavata. He leads a poor life with the grass as his seat and water his mirror", (replied the minister). Hearing this the king at that very moment presented Kumbhadasa with a golden framed mirror. But that vaishnava declined that offer saying that the mirror was of no use for him, a bhakta living in a hut. Then, the king gave him an elegant seat studded with precious stones. But that bhagavta refused to accept that gift too. Thus the king's desire to honour that bhakta was not fulfilled. With great reverence, the king folded his hands and said as follows:
