Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.29.47
ततस्तमन्तर्हृदि सन्निवेश्य
गतो महाभागवतो विशालाम् ।
यथोपदिष्टां जगदेकबन्धुना
तप: समास्थाय हरेरगाद् गतिम् ॥ ४७ ॥
tatas tam antar hṛdi sanniveśya
[tatas tam antar hridi sanniveshya]
gato mahā-bhāgavato viśālām
[gato mahaa-bhaagavato vishaalaam]
yathopadiṣṭāṁ jagad-eka-bandhunā
[yathopadishtaam jagad-eka-bandhunaa]
tapaḥ samāsthāya harer agād gatim
[tapah samaasthaaya harer agaad gatim]
Word-for-word
tataḥ
—
then
tam
—
Him
antaḥ
—
within
hṛdi
—
his mind
sanniveśya
—
placing
gataḥ
—
going
mahā-bhāgavataḥ
—
the great devotee
viśālām
—
to Badarikāśrama
yathā
—
as
upadiṣṭām
—
described
jagat
—
of the universe
eka
—
by the only
bandhunā
—
friend
tapaḥ
—
austerities
samāsthāya
—
properly executing
hareḥ
—
of the Supreme Lord
agāt
—
he attained
gatim
—
the destination.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatas tam antar hṛdi sanniveśya
tataḥ
then
tam
Him
antaḥ
within
hṛdi
his mind
sanniveśya
placing
gato mahā-bhāgavato viśālām
gataḥ
going
mahā-bhāgavataḥ
the great devotee
viśālām
to Badarikāśrama
yathopadiṣṭāṁ jagad-eka-bandhunā
yathā
as
upadiṣṭām
described
jagat
of the universe
eka
by the only
bandhunā
friend
tapaḥ samāsthāya harer agād gatim
tapaḥ
austerities
samāsthāya
properly executing
hareḥ
of the Supreme Lord
agāt
he attained
gatim
the destination.
Thereupon, placing the Lord deeply within his heart, the great devotee Uddhava went to Badarikāśrama. By engaging there in austerities, he attained to the Lord’s personal abode, which had been described to him by the only friend of the universe, Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself.
Purport
Śrī Uddhava returned to Dvārakā in the spiritual sky, according to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereupon, placing the Lord deeply within his heart, the great devotee Uddhava went to Badarikāśrama. After engaging there in austerities, he attained the Lord’s personal abode (Dvārakā), just as stated by the Lord, the only friend in the universe, by the Lord’s arrangement.
Viśālām means Badarikāśrama. He went to his destination, because of the Lord’s arrangement (hareḥ). This means he went to Dvārakā.
Personal Guidance
Placing the Lord deeply in his heart, Uddhava went to Badarikāśrama, performed austerities, and attained His abode. The departure is generative, not terminal.
Reflection Questions
- What journey would 'placing the Lord deeply in my heart' enable?
- What austerity meets me at the next door?
My note
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