Advaita Acarya found the world devoid of devotional service to Sri Krishna because people were engrossed in material affairs. Everyone was engaged in material enjoyment, whether sinfully or virtuously. No one was interested in the transcendental service of the Lord, which can give total relief from the repetition of birth and death. 

Seeing the activities of the world, the Acarya felt compassion and began to ponder how He could act for the people's benefit. Advaita Acarya thought: "If Sri Krishna were to appear as an incarnation, He Himself could preach devotion by His personal example. I shall worship Krishna in a purified state of mind. I shall constantly petition Him in humbleness." 

While He was thinking in this way, a verse came to His mind: "Sri Krishna, who is very affectionate toward His devotees, sells Himself to a devotee who offers Him merely a tulasi leaf and a palmful of water." Considering in this way, the Acarya began worshiping the Lord. Thinking of the lotus feet of Sri Krishna, He constantly offered tulasi buds in water from the Ganges and appealed to Sri Krishna with loud calls, and thus He made it possible for Krishna to appear. The Lord, the protector of religion, appears by the desire of His devotee.