Shloka 45
Devas in Dvārakā, Brahmā’s Petition, and Uddhava’s Appeal
Prabhāsa Departure Set-Up
शय्यासनाटनस्थानस्नानक्रीडाशनादिषु । कथं त्वां प्रियमात्मानं वयं भक्तास्त्यजेमहि ॥ ४५ ॥
śayyāsanāṭana-sthāna- snāna-krīḍāśanādiṣu kathaṁ tvāṁ priyam ātmānaṁ vayaṁ bhaktās tyajema hi
အိပ်ခြင်း၊ ထိုင်ခြင်း၊ လမ်းလျှောက်ခြင်း၊ ရပ်ခြင်း၊ ရေချိုးခြင်း၊ ကစားပျော်ခြင်း၊ စားသောက်ခြင်း စသည့် အရာအားလုံးတွင်—အချစ်ဆုံး ပရမာတ္မာတော်၊ ကျွန်ုပ်တို့ ဘက္တများက သင်ကို မည်သို့ စွန့်နိုင်မည်နည်း။
One should be constantly engaged in the service of Lord Kṛṣṇa. By hearing about Kṛṣṇa and by serving Him, we can give up the illusion of trying to enjoy something separately from the Supreme Lord. If we neglect such hearing and serving, our minds will become bewildered by the illusory energy of the Lord, and seeing the world as separate from Kṛṣṇa, we will take it as a place meant for our own sense gratification. This gross ignorance brings nothing but trouble to the living entity.
FAQs
This verse shows that true devotees keep Krishna present in every ordinary act—resting, walking, bathing, playing, and eating—because He is experienced as the dearest Self within.
They confess their deep dependence and love: Krishna is not merely a relative or king to them, but their beloved inner Self (ātmā), so separation feels impossible.
Integrate devotion into routine: consciously remember and offer everyday actions—meals, recreation, hygiene, work-rest cycles—to Krishna, making life continuous bhakti rather than occasional worship.