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 dijo: Así, al ser instruido por Śrī Hari, cuya inteligencia destruye el sufrimiento de la vida material, Uddhava circunvaló al Señor y luego se postró, poniendo su cabeza sobre Sus pies. Aunque Uddhava estaba libre de toda dualidad material, en el momento de la partida su corazón se quebraba, y con la mente empapada en lágrimas bañó los pies de loto del Señor con su llanto.
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.