Shloka 31
Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation
एतौ हि विश्वस्य च बीजयोनी रामो मुकुन्द: पुरुष: प्रधानम् । अन्वीय भूतेषु विलक्षणस्य ज्ञानस्य चेशात इमौ पुराणौ ॥ ३१ ॥
etau hi viśvasya ca bīja-yonī rāmo mukundaḥ puruṣaḥ pradhānam anvīya bhūteṣu vilakṣaṇasya jñānasya ceśāta imau purāṇau
Diese beiden Herren, Mukunda und Balarāma, sind Samen und Schoß des Universums: Puruṣa und Pradhāna, der Schöpfer und seine schöpferische Potenz. Sie treten in die Herzen der Lebewesen ein und lenken ihr bedingtes Bewusstsein. Sie sind das uranfängliche Höchste.
The word vilakṣaṇa means either “distinctly perceiving” or “confused,” depending on how the prefix vi is understood in context. In the case of enlightened souls, vilakṣaṇa means “perceiving the correct distinction between the body and the soul” and thus Lord Kṛṣṇa, as indicated by the word īśāte, guides the spiritually advancing soul. The other meaning of vilakṣaṇa — “confused” or “bewildered” — clearly applies to those who have not understood the difference between the soul and the body, or the distinction between the individual soul and the Supreme Soul. Such bewildered living beings do not go back home, back to Godhead, to the eternal spiritual world, but rather achieve temporary destinations according to the laws of nature.
FAQs
This verse states that Rāma (Balarāma) and Mukunda (Kṛṣṇa) are the very seed and womb of the universe—identifying Them as the ultimate origin and support behind creation.
In Vṛndāvana, Uddhava glorifies Kṛṣṇa (and Balarāma) to deepen the residents’ remembrance, showing that the beloved cowherd boys are also the supreme metaphysical reality beyond matter.
See the world as dependent on the Lord: matter (Pradhāna) is not ultimate, and consciousness finds fulfillment by devotion to Mukunda—the source of true knowledge and liberation.