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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.29.45

श्रीशुक उवाच स एवमुक्तो हरिमेधसोद्धव: प्रदक्षिणं तं परिसृत्य पादयो: । शिरो निधायाश्रुकलाभिरार्द्रधी- र्न्यषिञ्चदद्वन्द्वपरोऽप्यपक्रमे ॥ ४५ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
sa evam ukto hari-medhasoddhavaḥ
[sa evam ukto hari-medhasoddhavah]
pradakṣiṇaṁ taṁ parisṛtya pādayoḥ
[pradakshinam tam parisritya paadayoh]
śiro nidhāyāśru-kalābhir ārdra-dhīr
[shiro nidhaayaashru-kalaabhir aardra-dheer]
nyaṣiñcad advandva-paro ’py apakrame
[nyashinchad advandva-paro ’py apakrame]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said saḥ — he evam — thus uktaḥ — addressed hari-medhasā — by the Supreme Lord, whose intelligence takes away the misery of material life uddhavaḥ — Uddhava pradakṣiṇam — facing with his right side tam — Him parisṛtya — circumambulating pādayoḥ — at the two feet śiraḥ — his head nidhāya — placing aśru-kalābhiḥ — with the teardrops ārdra — melted dhīḥ — whose heart nyaṣiñcat — he drenched advandva-paraḥ — uninvolved in material dualities api — although apakrame — at the time of leaving.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
sa evam ukto hari-medhasoddhavaḥ
saḥ
he
evam
thus
uktaḥ
addressed
hari-medhasā
by the Supreme Lord, whose intelligence takes away the misery of material life
uddhavaḥ
Uddhava
pradakṣiṇaṁ taṁ parisṛtya pādayoḥ
pradakṣiṇam
facing with his right side
tam
Him
parisṛtya
circumambulating
pādayoḥ
at the two feet
śiro nidhāyāśru-kalābhir ārdra-dhīr
śiraḥ
his head
nidhāya
placing
aśru-kalābhiḥ
with the teardrops
ārdra
melted
dhīḥ
whose heart
nyaṣiñcad advandva-paro ’py apakrame
nyaṣiñcat
he drenched
advandva-paraḥ
uninvolved in material dualities
api
although
apakrame
at the time of leaving.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus addressed by Lord Kṛṣṇa, whose intelligence destroys all the suffering of material life, Śrī Uddhava circumambulated the Lord and then fell down, placing his head upon the Lord’s feet. Although Uddhava was free from the influence of all material dualities, his heart was breaking, and at this time of departure he drenched the Lord’s lotus feet with his tears.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus addressed by Kṛṣṇa, whose mind was attractive with prema, Uddhava circumambulated the Lord and then fell down, placing his head upon the Lord’s feet. Uddhava, subject to the dualities arising from prema, his mind melting at the time of departure, drenched the Lord’s lotus feet with his tears. Hari-medhasā means “by the Lord whose mind is attractive with prema.” Apakrame means “at the time of going away.” Advandva-paraḥ means that Uddhava had dualities such as lamentation and illusion arising from his prema.
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Personal Guidance
Thus addressed, Uddhava circumambulated the Lord and fell down placing his head on the Lord's feet — though free of attachment, he could not give up the Lord's company without inner difficulty. Even spiritual maturity grieves goodbye.
Reflection Questions
  • What sacred goodbye in my life have I grieved as Uddhava grieves?
  • How is grief itself an offering?
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