Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 45
Bhakti as the Easy and Supreme Yoga: Seeing Kṛṣṇa in All and Uddhava’s Departure to Badarikāśrama
श्रीशुक उवाच स एवमुक्तो हरिमेधसोद्धव: प्रदक्षिणं तं परिसृत्य पादयो: । शिरो निधायाश्रुकलाभिरार्द्रधी- र्न्यषिञ्चदद्वन्द्वपरोऽप्यपक्रमे ॥ ४५ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca sa evam ukto hari-medhasoddhavaḥ pradakṣiṇaṁ taṁ parisṛtya pādayoḥ śiro nidhāyāśru-kalābhir ārdra-dhīr nyaṣiñcad advandva-paro ’py apakrame
Śukadeva Gosvāmī sprach: So von Śrī Hari angesprochen, dessen Einsicht alles Leid des materiellen Daseins vernichtet, umschritt Uddhava den Herrn ehrfürchtig und warf sich dann nieder, indem er sein Haupt auf Seine Füße legte. Obwohl Uddhava jenseits aller materiellen Dualitäten stand, brach ihm beim Abschied das Herz, und mit tränengetränktem Geist benetzte er die Lotosfüße des Herrn mit seinen Tränen.
FAQs
It shows bhakti expressed through humility and surrender—circumambulating the Lord, bowing at His feet, and offering one’s heart in tears, even while remaining spiritually steady.
Because Krishna had concluded His intimate instructions to Uddhava; Uddhava responded with traditional devotional honor (pradakṣiṇa and praṇāma) and heartfelt surrender at the moment of separation.
Advandva means freedom from material dualities like selfish joy and sorrow, not the absence of devotional feeling; tears here arise from pure love and reverence, not worldly attachment.