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
Sinabi ni Śukadeva Gosvāmī: Nang sa gayon ay kausapin siya ni Śrī Hari, na ang talino’y pumupuksa sa pagdurusa ng buhay-materyal, si Uddhava ay umikot nang may paggalang sa Panginoon at saka nagpatirapa, inilagay ang ulo sa Kanyang mga paa. Bagama’t si Uddhava ay lampas sa lahat ng dalawahan, sa sandali ng pamamaalam ay nabasag ang kanyang puso; at sa isip na basang-basa sa luha, binasa niya ng kanyang luha ang mga paang-loto ng Panginoon.
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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.