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
舒迦提婆·乔斯瓦弥说：就这样，优陀婆受到圣哈利的训诲——祂的智慧能摧毁物质生命的一切苦恼——便恭敬绕行主一周，随后俯伏在主足下，将头安放其上。尽管优陀婆已超越诸物质对待，但在离别之际心如碎裂；他以泪湿之心，用泪水浸润了主的莲足。
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.