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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.4.27

श्री शुक उवाच इति सह विदुरेण विश्वमूर्ते- र्गुणकथया सुधयाप्लावितोरुताप: । क्षणमिव पुलिने यमस्वसुस्तां समुषित औपगविर्निशां ततोऽगात् ॥ २७ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
iti saha vidureṇa viśva-mūrter
[iti saha vidurena vishva-moorter]
guṇa-kathayā sudhayā plāvitoru-tāpaḥ
[guna-kathayaa sudhayaa plaavitoru-taapah]
kṣaṇam iva puline yamasvasus tāṁ
[kshanam iva puline yamasvasus taam]
samuṣita aupagavir niśāṁ tato ’gāt
[samushita aupagavir nishaam tato ’gaat]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said iti — thus saha — along with vidureṇa — Vidura viśva-mūrteḥ — of the Universal Person guṇa-kathayā — in the discourse of transcendental qualities sudhayā — nectarean plāvita-uru-tāpaḥ — overwhelmed by great affliction kṣaṇam — moment iva — like that puline — on the bank of yamasvasuḥ tām — river Yamunā samuṣitaḥ — passed on aupagaviḥ — the son of Aupagava (Uddhava) niśām — the night tataḥ — thereafter agāt — went away.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti saha vidureṇa viśva-mūrter
iti
thus
saha
along with
vidureṇa
Vidura
viśva-mūrteḥ
of the Universal Person
guṇa-kathayā sudhayā plāvitoru-tāpaḥ
guṇa-kathayā
in the discourse of transcendental qualities
sudhayā
nectarean
plāvita-uru-tāpaḥ
overwhelmed by great affliction
kṣaṇam iva puline yamasvasus tāṁ
kṣaṇam
moment
iva
like that
puline
on the bank of
yamasvasuḥ tām
river Yamunā
samuṣita aupagavir niśāṁ tato ’gāt
samuṣitaḥ
passed on
aupagaviḥ
the son of Aupagava (Uddhava)
niśām
the night
tataḥ
thereafter
agāt
went away.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, after thus discussing with Vidura the transcendental name, fame, qualities, etc., on the bank of the Yamunā, Uddhava was overwhelmed with great affliction. He passed the night as if it were a moment, and thereafter he went away.
Purport

The word used here for Kṛṣṇa is viśva-mūrti. Both Uddhava and Vidura were in great affliction because of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s departure, and the more they discussed the transcendental name, fame and qualities of the Lord, the more the picture of the Lord became visible to them everywhere. Such visualization of the transcendental form of the Lord is neither false nor imaginary but is factual Absolute Truth. When the Lord is perceived as viśva-mūrti, it is not that He loses His personality or transcendental eternal form, but He becomes visible in the same form everywhere.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva said: Removing his great pain by conversing about the sweet qualities of the Lord with Vidura, Uddhava spent the night, which passed like a moment, on the bank of the Yamunā and then departed in the morning. He remained for the night which passed like a moment. Uddhava is a descendent of Aupagava and is thus called Aupagavi. He left the next morning (tataḥ).
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Personal Guidance
Discussion of Krsna's name and qualities made the long night feel like a moment. Time bends around real conversation about the Lord. If your evenings feel long, examine whether they contain enough Krsna-katha.
Reflection Questions
  • When did a conversation about Krsna last bend time for you, and what made it possible?
  • What 'all night' Krsna-katha could you set up with one trusted devotee this month?
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