Shloka 27
Uddhava’s Departure to Badarikāśrama and Vidura’s Turn Toward Maitreya
श्री शुक उवाच इति सह विदुरेण विश्वमूर्ते- र्गुणकथया सुधयाप्लावितोरुताप: । क्षणमिव पुलिने यमस्वसुस्तां समुषित औपगविर्निशां ततोऽगात् ॥ २७ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca iti saha vidureṇa viśva-mūrter guṇa-kathayā sudhayā plāvitoru-tāpaḥ kṣaṇam iva puline yamasvasus tāṁ samuṣita aupagavir niśāṁ tato ’gāt
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, on the bank of the Yamunā, Uddhava spoke with Vidura in the nectar of narrations about the Lord—the Universal Form—His holy name, fame, and qualities. Yet he was overwhelmed by deep anguish; he spent that night as if it were a moment, and then departed.
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.
FAQs
This verse says that Vidura and Uddhava, though distressed, became “flooded with nectar” by discussing the Lord’s qualities, and their burning grief was relieved.
In this narrative, Vidura meets Uddhava during his pilgrimage; they spend the night by the Yamunā absorbed in the Lord’s glories, after which Uddhava departs.
Regularly hearing and discussing Bhagavatam with sincere devotees can transform anxiety and grief into clarity and devotion, making time feel lighter and the heart steadier.