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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.4.14

इत्याद‍ृतोक्त: परमस्य पुंस: प्रतिक्षणानुग्रहभाजनोऽहम् । स्‍नेहोत्थरोमा स्खलिताक्षरस्तं मुञ्चञ्छुच: प्राञ्जलिराबभाषे ॥ १४ ॥
ity ādṛtoktaḥ paramasya puṁsaḥ
[ity aadritoktah paramasya pumsah]
pratikṣaṇānugraha-bhājano ’ham
[pratikshanaanugraha-bhaajano ’ham]
snehottha-romā skhalitākṣaras taṁ
[snehottha-romaa skhalitaaksharas tam]
muñcaṣ chucaḥ prāñjalir ābabhāṣe
[munchash chuchah praanjalir aababhaashe]
Word-for-word
iti — thus ādṛta — being favored uktaḥ — addressed paramasya — of the Supreme puṁsaḥ — Personality of Godhead pratikṣaṇa — every moment anugraha-bhājanaḥ — object of favor aham — myself sneha — affection uttha — eruption romā — hairs on the body skhalita — slackened akṣaraḥ — of the eyes tam — that muñcan — smearing śucaḥ — tears prāñjaliḥ — with folded hands ābabhāṣe — said.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity ādṛtoktaḥ paramasya puṁsaḥ
iti
thus
ādṛta
being favored
uktaḥ
addressed
paramasya
of the Supreme
puṁsaḥ
Personality of Godhead
pratikṣaṇānugraha-bhājano ’ham
pratikṣaṇa
every moment
anugraha-bhājanaḥ
object of favor
snehottha-romā skhalitākṣaras taṁ
muñcaṣ chucaḥ prāñjalir ābabhāṣe
aham
myself
sneha
affection
uttha
eruption
romā
hairs on the body
skhalita
slackened
akṣaraḥ
of the eyes
tam
that
muñcan
smearing
śucaḥ
tears
prāñjaliḥ
with folded hands
ābabhāṣe
said.
Uddhava said: O Vidura, when I was thus favored at every moment by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and addressed by Him with great affection, my words failed in tears, and the hairs on my body erupted. After smearing my tears, I, with folded hands, spoke like this.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the Lord respected and spoke to me in this way, I became the recipient of the Supreme Lord’s mercy at every moment. My hairs stood on end in prema and my voice choked up. Tears flowing from my eyes, I spoke with folded hands. In this way the Lord respected and spoke to me. Pratīkṣaṇa means consideration. The Lord had previously considered, “No one except Uddhava knows about counseling. He should come to me. This will happen in the future.” If the version is pratikṣaṇa it means at every moment. I was the recipient of his mercy at every moment, or I was the recipient of his mercy after he considered that I should get the instructions. Śucaḥ means tears.
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Personal Guidance
When the Lord speaks affectionately to you, tears and goosebumps are appropriate responses. Devotion is meant to make the body undignified in beautiful ways. Do not edit out the emotion to sound mature.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have you suppressed devotional emotion because it felt undignified?
  • When did you last let yourself be physically moved by the Lord's attention?
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