Shloka 43
Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation
दृष्टं श्रुतं भूतभवद् भविष्यत् स्थास्नुश्चरिष्णुर्महदल्पकं च । विनाच्युताद् वस्तु तरां न वाच्यं स एव सर्वं परमात्मभूत: ॥ ४३ ॥
dṛṣṭaṁ śrutaṁ bhūta-bhavad-bhaviṣyat sthāsnuś cariṣṇur mahad alpakaṁ ca vinācyutād vastu tarāṁ na vācyaṁ sa eva sarvaṁ paramātma-bhūtaḥ
Không thể nói có bất cứ vật gì tồn tại độc lập ngoài Chúa Acyuta—điều thấy hay nghe, quá khứ‑hiện tại‑vị lai, động hay tĩnh, lớn hay nhỏ. Chính Ngài là tất cả, vì Ngài là Paramatma, Linh Hồn Tối Thượng.
Śrī Uddhava is relieving the distress of Nanda and Yaśodā by bringing them to a more philosophical plane. He is explaining that since Lord Kṛṣṇa is everything and is within everything, His pure devotees are always with Him.
FAQs
This verse states that everything—past, present, future; moving and unmoving; great and small—cannot be meaningfully described as separate from Acyuta, because He exists as the Paramātmā within all and thus is everything.
Uddhava came as Krishna’s messenger to Vraja; by affirming that nothing exists apart from Acyuta, he aimed to steady their hearts in separation by revealing Krishna’s all-pervading presence and inner indwelling as Paramātmā.
Practice remembering the Divine in all experiences—what you perceive, learn, and encounter—by offering actions and thoughts to Krishna, reducing anxiety born from separation and strengthening devotion through constant God-consciousness.