Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.29.37
श्रीउद्धव उवाच
विद्रावितो मोहमहान्धकारो
य आश्रितो मे तव सन्निधानात् ।
विभावसो: किं नु समीपगस्य
शीतं तमो भी: प्रभवन्त्यजाद्य ॥ ३७ ॥
śrī-uddhava uvāca
[shree-uddhava uvaacha]
vidrāvito moha-mahāndhakāro
[vidraavito moha-mahaandhakaaro]
ya āśrito me tava sannidhānāt
[ya aashrito me tava sannidhaanaat]
vibhāvasoḥ kiṁ nu samīpa-gasya
[vibhaavasoh kim nu sameepa-gasya]
śītaṁ tamo bhīḥ prabhavanty ajādya
[sheetam tamo bheeh prabhavanty ajaadya]
Word-for-word
śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Uddhava said
vidrāvitaḥ
—
is driven away
moha
—
of delusion
mahā-andhakāraḥ
—
the great darkness
yaḥ
—
which
āśritaḥ
—
was taken shelter of
me
—
by me
tava
—
Your
sannidhānāt
—
by the presence
vibhāvasoḥ
—
of the sun
kim
—
what
nu
—
indeed
samīpa-gasya
—
for one who has come into the proximity
śītam
—
cold
tamaḥ
—
darkness
bhīḥ
—
fear
prabhavanti
—
have power
aja
—
O unborn
ādya
—
O primeval Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-uddhava uvāca
śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca
Śrī Uddhava said
vidrāvito moha-mahāndhakāro
vidrāvitaḥ
is driven away
moha
of delusion
mahā-andhakāraḥ
the great darkness
ya āśrito me tava sannidhānāt
yaḥ
which
āśritaḥ
was taken shelter of
me
by me
tava
Your
sannidhānāt
by the presence
vibhāvasoḥ kiṁ nu samīpa-gasya
vibhāvasoḥ
of the sun
kim
what
nu
indeed
samīpa-gasya
for one who has come into the proximity
śītaṁ tamo bhīḥ prabhavanty ajādya
śītam
cold
tamaḥ
darkness
bhīḥ
fear
prabhavanti
have power
aja
O unborn
ādya
O primeval Lord.
Śrī Uddhava said: O unborn, primeval Lord, although I had fallen into the great darkness of illusion, my ignorance has now been dispelled by Your merciful association. Indeed, how can cold, darkness and fear exert their power over one who has approached the brilliant sun?
Purport
Although Śrī Uddhava feared separation from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, he now understands that in a fundamental sense the Lord is everything. Kṛṣṇa consciousness can never be threatened or diminished for one who has taken full shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Uddhava said: O unborn, primeval Lord! My great ignorance has now been dispelled by your merciful association. Indeed, how can cold, darkness and fear exert their power over one who has approached the brilliant sun?
The great darkness of illusion which I was under—considering that Dvārakā along with my Lord and all the Yādavas was limited and temporary—has been destroyed by you. After asking questions to the Lord in the Third Canto, Kṛṣṇa had replied, giving to Uddhava the knowledge to elucidate the secret concerning himself which could not be understood by others. This was indicated in the following verse:
ity āvedita-hārdāya mahyaṁ sa bhagavān paraḥ
ādideśāravindākṣa ātmanaḥ paramāṁ sthitim
When I asked the lotus-eyed Lord what I desired in my heart, he explained to me his supreme position. SB 3.4.19
The present verse refers to Uddhava’s receiving those answers, which dispelled his dark illusion (though the Third Canto description occurred after the explanation of philosophy described in this chapter). This is similar to Maitreya mixing the stories of Varāha who appeared in two different Manvantaras. [Note: The narration in the Third Canto actually occurs after Uddhava and Kṛṣṇa speak this chapter in the Eleventh Canto. Uddhava departed and then returned and asked the questions in the Third Canto.]
Personal Guidance
Although fallen into illusion's darkness, Uddhava's ignorance is dispelled by the Lord's merciful association; how can cold, darkness, fear exert power over one near the brilliant sun? The image refreshes promise.
Reflection Questions
- When I am near the 'brilliant sun' of teaching, does cold and fear still grip me?
- What sustains the proximity?
My note
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