Shloka 21

Uddhava’s Departure to Badarikāśrama and Vidura’s Turn Toward Maitreya

Devanagari script

सोऽहं तद्दर्शनाह्लादवियोगार्तियुत: प्रभो । गमिष्ये दयितं तस्य बदर्याश्रममण्डलम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

so ’haṁ tad-darśanāhlāda- viyogārti-yutaḥ prabho gamiṣye dayitaṁ tasya badaryāśrama-maṇḍalam

Translation

Mahal kong Vidura, dahil sa pagkawalay sa ligayang dulot ng pagtanaw sa Kanya, ako’y nababalisa sa sakit ng pangungulila; upang maibsan ito, ayon sa Kanyang tagubilin, patungo na ako sa pook ng Badarikāśrama sa Himalaya.

Synonyms

• saḥ: he / that (person)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tad-darśana-āhlāda-viyoga-ārti-yutaḥ: endowed with the anguish of separation after the joy of seeing him
• tad-darśana-āhlāda-viyoga-ārti-yutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + āhlāda (प्रातिपदिक) + viyoga (प्रातिपदिक) + ārti (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Pumān, Prathamā, Ekavacana; multi-member tatpuruṣa; yuta = ‘endowed with’; sense: ‘endowed with the pain of separation (after) the joy of seeing him’

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• gamiṣye: I shall go
• gamiṣye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, Periphrastic future), Uttama-puruṣa (1st), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• dayitam: beloved
• dayitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dayita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; used substantively ‘beloved (place/person)’

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān/Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• badarī-āśrama-maṇḍalam: the precinct/region of Badarī hermitage
• badarī-āśrama-maṇḍalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: badarī (प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘the region/circle of Badarī-āśrama’

Purport

A pure devotee of the Lord of the standard of Uddhava constantly associates with the Lord in the double perception of simultaneous separation and meeting. The pure devotee is not for a moment unengaged in the transcendental service of the Lord. Execution of the Lord’s service is the main occupation of the pure devotee. Uddhava’s separation from the Lord was unbearable, and therefore he started to Badarikāśrama in obedience to the Lord’s order because the order of the Lord and the Lord Himself are identical. As long as one is engaged in the execution of the order of the Lord, there is no factual separation from Him.

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Krishna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about separation (viraha) from Krishna?

This verse shows that a devotee may feel intense distress in Krishna’s absence, yet simultaneously experience deep joy from remembrance of having seen Him—both emotions nourishing devotion.

Why did Vidura decide to go to Badaryashrama?

Having met the Lord and then feeling the pain of separation, Vidura turns toward the Lord’s beloved sacred region, Badaryāśrama, to seek spiritual shelter and further divine association.

How can this teaching be applied in modern spiritual life?

When devotional inspiration arises—through darśana, study, or prayer—channel it into steady practice and holy association, and use feelings of longing as fuel for deeper remembrance and discipline.