> Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 3
> Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> Canto 3 Part 1

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> Chapter 4. Vidura Approaches Maitreya

> Text 1

> uddhava uvâca

> atha te tad-anujnâtâ

> bhuktvâ pitvâ ca vârunîm

> tayâ vibhramsita-jnânâ

> duruktair marma pasprsuh

> uddhavah uvâca: Uddhara said; atha: thereafter; te: they (the Yâdavas); tat: by the brâhmanas; anujnâtâh: being permitted; bhuktvâ: after partaking; pîtvâ: drinking; ca: and; vârunîm: liquor; tayâ: by that; vibhramsita-jnânâh: being bereft of knowledge; duruktaih: with harsh words; marma: the core of the heart; pasprsuh: touched.

> Thereafter, all of them [the descendants of Vrsni and Bhoja], being permitted by the brâhmanas, partook of the remnants of prasâda and also drank liquor made of rice. By drinking they all became delirious, and, bereft of knowledge, they touched the cores of each other's hearts with harsh words.

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> Text 2

> tesâm maireya-dosena

> visamîkrta-cetasâm

> nimlocati ravâv âsîd

> venûnâm iva mardanam

> tesâm: of them; maireya: of intoxication; dosena: by the faults; visamîkrta: became unbalanced; cetasâm: of those of whom the minds; nimlocati: sets; ravau: the sun; âsit: takes place; venûnâm: of the bamboos; iva: as; mardanam: destruction.

> As by the friction of bamboos destruction takes place, so also, at sunset, by the interaction of the faults of intoxication, all their minds became unbalanced, and destruction took place.

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> Text 3

> bhagavân svâtma-mâyâyâ

> gatim tâm avalokya sah

> sarasvatîm upasprsya

> vrksa-mûlam upâvisat

> bhagavân: the Personality of Godhead; sva-âtma-mâyâyâh: by His internal potency; gatim: the end; tâm: that; avalokya: foreseeing; sah: He (Krsna); sarasvatîm: the River Sarasvatî; upasprsya: after sipping water; vrksa-mûlam: at the foot of a tree; upâvisat: sat down.

> The Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna, after foreseeing the end [of His family] by His internal potency, went to the bank of the River Sarasvatî, sipped water, and sat down underneath a tree.

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> Text 4

> aham cokto bhagavatâ

> prapannârti-harena ha

> badarîm tvam prayâhîti

> sva-kulam sanjihîrsunâ

> aham: I; ca: and; uktah: was told; bhagavatâ: by the Supreme Lord; prapanna: of the surrendered; ârti-harena: by He who is the vanquisher of the distresses; ha: indeed; badarîm: to Badarî; tvam: you; prayâhi: should go; iti: thus; sva-kulam: His own family; sanjihîrsunâ: who desired to destroy.

> The Lord is the vanquisher of the distresses of one who is surrendered unto Him. Thus He who desired to destroy His family told me previously to go to Badarikâsrama.

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> Text 5

> tathâpi tad-abhipretam

> jânann aham arindama

> prsthato 'nvagamam bhartuh

> pâda-vislesanâksamah

> tathâ api: yet, in spite of; tat-abhipretam: His desire; jânan: knowing; aham: I; arim-dama: O subduer of the enemy (Vidura); prsthatah: behind; anvagamam: followed; bhartuh: of the master; pâda-vislesana: separation from His lotus feet; aksamah: not being able.

> Yet in spite of my knowing His desire [to destroy the dynasty], O Arindama [Vidura], I followed Him because it was impossible for me to bear separation from the lotus feet of the master

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> Text 6

> adrâksam ekam âsînam

> vicinvan dayitam patim

> sri-niketam sarasvatyâm

> krta-ketam aketanam

> adrâksam: I saw; ekam: alone; âsînam: sitting; vicinvan: deeply thinking; dayitam: patron; patim: master; sri-niketam: the shelter of the goddess of fortune; sarasvatyâm: on the bank of the Sarasvatî; krta-ketam: taking shelter; aketanam: being situated without a shelter.

> Thus following, I saw my patron and master [Lord Krsna] sitting alone and deeply thinking, taking shelter on the bank of the River Sarasvatî although He is the shelter of the goddess of fortune.

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> Text 7

> syâmâvadâtam virajam

> prasântâruna-locanam

> dorbhis caturbhir viditam

> pîta-kausâmbarena ca

> syâma-avadâtam: beautiful with black color; virajam: formed of pure goodness; prasânta: peaceful; aruna: reddish; locanam: eyes; dorbhih: by the arms; caturbhih: four; viditam: being recognized; pîta: yellow; kausa: silken; ambarena: with garments; ca: and.

> The Lord's body is blackish, but is eternal, full of bliss and knowledge, and very, very beautiful. His eyes are always peaceful, and they are reddish like the rising morning sun. I could immediately recognize Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by His four hands, different symbolic representations, and yellow silk garments.

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> Text 8

> vâma ûrâv adhisritya

> daksinânghri-saroruham

> apâsritârbhakâsvattham

> akrsam tyakta-pippalam

> vâme: on the left; ûrau: thigh; adhisritya: placed on; daksina-anghri-saroruham: the right lotus foot; apâsrita: taking rest against; arbhaka: young; asvattham: banyan tree; akrsam: cheerful; tyakta: having left; pippalam: household comforts.

> The Lord was sitting, taking rest against a young banyan tree, with His right lotus foot on His left thigh, and although He had left all household comforts, He looked quite cheerful in that posture.

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> Text 9

> tasmin mahâ-bhâgavato

> dvaipâyana-suhrt-sakhâ

> lokân anucaran siddha

> âsasâda yadrcchayâ

> tasmin: then; mahâ-bhâgavatah: a great devotee of the Lord; dvaipâyana: of Krsna-dvaipâyana Vyâsa; suhrt: a well-wisher; sakhâ: a friend; lokân: the three worlds; anucaran: traveling; siddhe: in that âsrama; âsasâda: arrived; yadrcchayâ: by his own perfect accord.

> At that time, after traveling in many parts of the world, Maitreya, a great devotee of the Lord and a friend and well-wisher of the great sage Krsna-dvaipâyana Vyâsa, reached that spot out of his own perfect accord.

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> Text 10

> tasyânuraktasya muner mukundah

> pramoda-bhâvânata-kandharasya

> âsrnvato mâm anurâga-hâsa-

> samîksayâ visramayann uvâca

> tasya: his (Maitreya's); anuraktasya: although attached; muneh: of the sage; mukundah: the Lord who awards salvation; pramoda-bhâva: in a pleasing attitude; ânata: lowered; kandharasya: of the shoulder; âsrnvatah: while thus hearing; mâm: unto me; anurâga-hâsa: with kind smiling; samîksayâ: particularly seeing me; visramayan: allowing me complete rest; uvâca: said.

> Maitreya Muni was greatly attached to Him [the Lord], and he was listening in a pleasing attitude, with his shoulder lowered. With a smile and a particular glance upon me, having allowed me to rest, the Lord spoke as follows.

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> Text 11

> sri-bhagavân uvâca

> vedâham antar manasîpsitam te

> dadâmi yat tad duravâpam anyaih

> satre purâ visva-srjâm vasûnâm

> mat-siddhi-kâmena vaso tvayestah

> sri-bhagavân uvâca: the Personality of Godhead; veda: know; aham: I; entah: within; manasi: the mind; îpsitam: what you desired; te: your; dadâmi: I give you; yat: which is; tat: that; duravâpam: very difficult to achieve; anyaih: by others; satre: in the sacrifice; purâ: in the days of yore; visva-srjâm: of those who expanded this creation; vasûnâm: of the Vasus; mat-siddhi-kâmena: with a desire to achieve My association; vaso: O Vasu; tvayâ: by you; istah: ultimate goal of life.

> O Vasu, I know from within your mind what you desired in the days of yore when the Vasus and other demigods responsible for expanding the universal affairs performed sacrifices. You particularly desired to achieve My association. This is very difficult to obtain for others, but I award it unto you

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> Text 12

> sa esa sâdho caramo bhavânâm

> âsâditas te mad-anugraho yat

> yan mâm nrlokân raha utsrjantam

> distyâ dadrsvân visadânuvrttyâ

> sah: that; esah: of those; sâdho: O honest one; caramah: the ultimate; bhavânâm: of all your incarnations (as Vasu); âsâditah: now achieved; te: unto you; mat: My; anugrahah: mercy; yat: as it is; yat: because; mâm: Me; nr-lokân: the planets of the conditioned souls; rahah: in seclusion; utsrjantam: while quitting; distyâ: by seeing; dadrsvân: what you have seen; visada-anuvrttyâ: by unflinching devotion.

> O honest one, your present life is the last and the supermost because in this term of life you have been awarded My ultimate favor. Now you can go to My transcendental abode, Vaikuntha, by leaving this universe of conditioned living entities. Your visit to Me in this lonely place because of your pure and unflinching devotional service is a great boon for you.

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> Text 13

> purâ mayâ proktam ajâya nâbhye

> padme nisannâya mamâdi-sarge

> jnânam param man-mahimâvabhâsam

> yat sûrayo bhâgavatam vadanti

> purâ: in the days of yore; mayâ: by Me; proktam: was said; ajâya: unto Brahmâ; nâbhye: out of the navel; padme: on the lotus; nisannâya: unto the one situated on; mama: My; âdi-sarge: in the beginning of creation; jnânam: knowledge; param: sublime; mat-mahimâ: My transcendental glories; avabhâsam: that which clarifies; yat: which; sûrayah: the great learned sages; bhâgavatam: Srîmad-Bhâgavatam; vadanti: do say.

> O Uddhava, in the lotus millennium in the days of yore, at the beginning of the creation, I spoke unto Brahmâ, who is situated on the lotus that grows out of My navel, about My transcendental glories, which the great sages describe as Srîmad-Bhâgavatam.

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> Text 14

> ity âdrtoktah paramasya pumsah

> pratiksanânugraha-bhâjano 'ham

> snehottha-româ skhalitâksaras tam

> muncan chucah prânjalir âbabhâse

> iti: thus; âdrta: being favored; uktah: addressed; paramasya: of the Supreme; pumsah: Personality of Godhead; pratiksana: every moment; anugraha-bhâjanah: object of favor; aham: myself; sneha: affection; uttha: eruption; româ: hairs on the body; skhalita: slackened; aksarah: of the eyes; tam: that; muncan: smearing; sucah: tears; prânjalih: with folded hands; âbabhâse: said.

> Uddhava said: O Vidura, when I was thus favored at every moment by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and addressed by Him with great affection, my words failed in tears, and the hairs on my body erupted. After smearing my tears, I, with folded hands, spoke like this.

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> Text 15

> ko nv îsa te pâda-saroja-bhâjâm

> sudurlabho 'rthesu catursv apîha

> tathâpi nâham pravrnomi bhûman

> bhavat-padâmbhoja-nisevanotsukah

> kah nu îsa: O my Lord; te: Your; pâda-saroja-bhâjâm: of the devotees engaged in the transcendental loving service of Your lotus feet; sudarlabhah: very difficult to obtain; arthesu: in the matter of; catursu: in the four objectives; api: in spite of; iha: in this world; tathâ api: yet; na: do not; aham: I; pravrnomi: prefer; bhûman: O great one; bhavat: Your; pada-ambhoja: lotus feet; nisevana-utsukah: anxious to serve.

> O my Lord, devotees who engage in the transcendental loving service of Your lotus feet have no difficulty in achieving anything within the realm of the four principles of religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation. But, O great one, as far as I am concerned, I have preferred only to engage in the loving service of Your lotus feet.

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> Text 16

> karmâny anîhasya bhavo 'bhavasya te

> durgâsrayo 'thâri-bhayât palâyanam

> kâlâtmano yat pramadâ-yutâsramah

> svâtman-rateh khidyati dhîr vidâm iha

> karmâni: activities; anîhasya: of one who has no desire; bhavah: birth; abhavasya: of one who is never born; te: your; durga-âsrayah: taking shelter of the fort; atha: thereafter; ari-bhayât: out of fear of the enemies; palâyanam: flee; kâla-âtmanah: of He who is the controller of eternal time; yat: that; pramadâ-âyuta: in the association of women; âsramah: household life; sva-âtman: in Your own Self; rateh: one who enjoys; khidyati: is disturbed; dhîh: intelligence; vidâm: of the learned; iha: in this world.

> My Lord, even the learned sages become disturbed in their intelligence when they see that Your Greatness engages in fruitive work although You are free from all desires, that You take birth although You are unborn, that You flee out of fear of the enemy and take shelter in a fort although You are the controller of invincible time, and that You enjoy householder life surrounded by many women although You enjoy in Your Self.

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> Text 17

> mantresu mâm vâ upahûya yat tvam

> akunthitâkhanda-sadâtma-bodhah

> prccheh prabho mughda ivâpramattas

> tan no mano mohayatîva deva

> mantresu: in consultations; mâm: unto me; vai: as either; upahûya: by calling; yat: as much as; tvam: Your Lordship; akunthita: without hesitation; akhanda: without being separated; sadâ: eternally; âtma: self; bodhah: intelligent; prccheh: asked; prabho: O my Lord; mughhah: bewildered; iva: as if it were so; apramattah: although never bewildered; tat: that; nah: our; manah: mind; mohayati: bewilders; iva: as it is so; deva: O my Lord.

> O my Lord, Your eternal Self is never divided by the influence of time, and there is no limitation to Your perfect knowledge. Thus you were sufficiently able to consult with yourself, yet you called upon me for consultation, as if bewildered, although you are never bewildered. And this act of yours bewilders me.

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> Text 18

> jnânam param svâtma-rahah-prakâsam

> provâca kasmai bhagavân samagram

> api ksamam no grahanâya bhartar

> vadânjasâ yad vrjinam tarema

> jnânam: knowledge; param: supreme; sva-âtma: own self; rahah: mystery; prakâsam: enlightening; provâca: said; kasmai: unto Ka (Brahmâjî); bhagavân: the Personality of Godhead; samagram: in sum total; api: if so; ksamam: able; nah: unto me; grahanâya: acceptable; bhartah: O my Lord; vada: say; anjasâ: in detail; yat: that which; vrjinam: miseries; tarema: can cross over.

> My Lord, kindly explain to us, if You think us competent to receive it, that transcendental knowledge which gives enlightenment about Yourself and which You explained before to Brahmâjî.

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> Text 19

> ity âvedita-hârdâya

> mahyam sa bhagavân parah

> âdidesâravindâksa

> âtmanah paramâm sthitim

> iti âvedita: thus being prayed to by me; hârdâya: from the core of my heart; mahyam: unto me; sah: He; bhagavân: the Personality of Godhead; parah: Supreme; âdidesa: instructed; aravinda-aksah: the lotus-eyed; âtmanah: of Himself; paramâm: transcendental; sthitim: situation.

> When I thus expressed by heartfelt desires unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the lotus-eyed Lord instructed me about His transcendental situation.

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> Text 20

> sa evam ârâdhita-pâda-tîrhâd

> adhîta-tattvâtma-vibodha-mârgah

> pranamya pâdau parivrtya devam

> ihâgato 'ham virahâturâtmâ

> sah: so myself; evam: thus; ârâdhita: worshiped; pâda-tîrthât: from the Personality of Godhead; adhîta: studied; tattva-âtma: self-knowledge; vibodha: understanding; mârgah: path; pranamya: after saluting; pâdau: at His lotus feet; parivrtya: after circumambulating; devam: the Lord; iha: at this place; âgatah: reached; aham: I; viraha: separation; âtura-âtmâ: aggrieved in self.

> I have studied the path of understanding self-knowledge from my spiritual master, the Personality of Godhead, and thus after circumambulating Him I have come to this place, very much aggrieved due to separation.

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> Text 21

> so 'ham tad-darsanâhlâda-

> viyogârti-yutah prabho

> gamisye dayitam tasya

> badaryâsrana-mandalam

> sah aham: thus myself; tat: His; darsana: audience; âhlâda: pleasure; viyoga: without that; ârti-yutah: afflicted by distress; prabho: my dear sir; gamisye: shall go; dayitam: so instructed; tasya: His; badaryâsrama: Badarikâsrama, in the Himalayas; mandalam: association.

> My dear Vidura, now I am mad for want of the pleasure of seeing Him, and just to mitigate this I am now proceeding to Badarikâsrama in the Himalayas for association, as I have been instructed by Him.

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> Text 22

> yatra nârâyano devo

> naras ca bhagavân rsih

> mrdu tîvram tapo dîrgham

> tepâte loka-bhâvanau

> yatra: where; nârâyana: the personality of Godhead; devah: by incarnation; narah: human being; ca: also; bhagavân: the Lord; rsih: great sage; mrdu: amiable to everyone; tîvram: severe; tapah: penance; dîrgham: very long; tepâte: performing; loka-bhâvanau: welfare of all living entities.

> There in Badarikâsrama the Personality of Godhead, in His incarnation as the sages Nara and Nârâyana, has been undergoing great penance since time immemorial for the welfare of all amiable living entities.

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> Text 23

> sri-suka uvâca

> ity uddhavâd upâkarnya

> suhrdâm duhsaham vadham

> jnânenâsamayat ksattâ

> sokam utpatitam budhah

> sri-sukah uvâca: Sri Suka Gosvâmi said: iti: thus; uddhavât: from Uddhava; upâkarnya: hearing; suhrdâm: of friends and relatives; duhsaham: unbearable; vadham: annihilation; jnânena: by transcendental knowledge; asamayat: pacified himself; ksattâ: Vidura; sokam: bereavement; utpatitam: arisen; budhah: the learned.

> Sri Sukadeva Gosvâmi said: After hearing from Uddhava all about the annihilation of his friends and relatives, the learned Vidura pacified his overwhelming bereavement by dint of his transcendental knowledge.

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> Text 24

> sa tam maha-bhâgavatam

> vrajantam kauravarsabhah

> visrambhâd abhyadhattedam

> mukhyam krsna-parigrahe

> sah: Vidura; tam: unto Uddhava; mahâ-bhâgavatam: the great devotee of the Lord; vrajantam: while going; kaurava-rsabhah: the best amongst the Kauravas; visrambhât: out of confidence; abhyadhatta: submitted; idam: this; mukhyam: unto the chief; krsna: Lord Krsna; parigrahe: in devotional service to the Lord.

> While Uddhava, the chief and most confidential amongst the devotees of the Lord, was going away, Vidura, in affection and confidence, questioned him

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> Text 25

> vidura uvâca

> jnânam param svâtma-rahah-prakâsam

> yad âha yogesvara îsvaras te

> vaktum bhavân no 'rhati yad dhi visnor

> bhrtyâh sva-bhrtyârtha-krtas caranti

> vidurah uvâca: Vidura said; jnânam: knowledge; param: transcendental; sva-âtna: regarding the self; rahah: mystery; prakâsam: enlightening; yat: that which; âha: said; yoga-îsvarah: the master of all mystics; îsvarah: the Lord; te: unto you; vaktum: to narrate; bhavân: your good self; nah: unto me; arhati: deserve; yat: for; hi: reason of; visnoh: of Lord Visnu; bhrtâh: servants; sva-bhrtya-artha-krtah: for the interest of their servants; caranti: do wander.

> Vidura said: O Uddhava, because the servants of Visnu, the Lord, wander in the interest of serving others, it is quite fit that you kindly describe the self-knowledge with which you have been enlightened by the Lord Himself.

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> Text 26

> uddhava uvâca

> nanu te tattva-samrâdhya

> rsih kausâravo 'ntike

> sâksâd bhagavatâdisto

> martya-lokam jihâsatâ

> uddhava uvâca: Uddhava said; nanu: however; te: of yourself; tattva-samrâdhyah: one who is worshipable for reception of transcendental knowledge; rsih: learned scholar; kausâravah: unto the son of Kusâru (Maitreya); antike: staying nearby; sâksât: directly; bhagavatâ: by the Personality of Godhead; âdistah: instructed; martya-lokam: mortal world; jihâsatâ: while quitting.

> Sri Uddhava said: You may take lessons from the great learned sage Maitreya, who is nearby and who is worshipable for reception of transcendental knowledge. He was directly instructed by the Personality of Godhead while He was about to quit this mortal world.

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> Text 27

> sri-suka uvâca

> iti saha vidurena visva-mûrter

> guna-kathayâ sudhayâ plâvitorutâpah

> ksanam iva puline yamasvasus tâm

> samusita aupagavir nisâm tato 'gât

> sri-suka uvâca: Sri Sukadeva Gosvâmi sai; iti: thus; saha: along with; vidurena: Vidura; visva-mûrteh: of the Universal Person; guna-kathayâ: in the discourse of transcendental qualities; sudhayâ: nectarean; plâvita-uru-tâpah: overwhelmed by great affliction; ksanam: moment; iva: like that; puline: on the bank of; yamasvasus tâm: River Yamunâ; samusita: passed on; aupagavih: the son of Aupagava (Uddhava); nisâm: the night; tatah: thereafter; agât: went away.

> Sukadeva Gosvâmi said: O King, after thus discussing with Vidura the transcendental name, fame, qualities, etc., on the bank of the Yamunâ, Uddhava was overwhelmed with great affliction. He passed the night as if it were a moment, and thereafter he went away.

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> Text 28

> râjovâca

> nidhanam upagatesu vrsni-bhojesv

> adhiratha-yûthapa-yûthapesu muhkyah

> sa tu katham avasista uddhavo yad

> dharir api tatyaja âkrtim tryadhîsah

> râjâ uvâca: the King inquired; nidhanam: destruction; upagatesu: having overtaken; vrsni: of the Vrsni dynasty; bhojesu: the Bhoja dynasty; adhiratha: great commander; yûtha-pa: commander in chief; yûtha-pesu: amongst them; mukhyah: prominent; sah: he; tu: only; katham: how; avasistah: remained; uddhavah: Uddhava; yat: whereas; harih: the Personality of Godhead; api: also; tatyaje: finished; âkrtim: complete pastimes; tri-adhîsah: the Lord of the three worlds.

> The King inquired: At the end of the pastimes of the Lord of the three worlds, Sri Krsna, and after the disappearance of the members of the Vrsni and Bhoja dynasties, who were the best of the great commanders, why did Uddhava alone remain?

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> Text 29

> sri-suka uvâca

> brahma-sâpâpadesena

> kâlenâmogha-vânchitah

> samhrtya sva-kulam sphîtam

> tyaksyan deham acintayat

> sri-sukah uvâca: Sri Sukadeva Gosvâmi said; brahma-sâpa: cursing by the brâhmanas; apadesena: on the plea, by such a show; kâlena: by the eternal time; amogha: unfailing; vânchitah: one who so desires; samhrtya: closing; sva-kulam: own family; sphîtam: excessively numerous; tyaksyan: after giving up; deham: the universal form; acintayat: thought to Himself.

> Sukadeva Gosvâmi replied: My dear King, the cursing of the brâhmanas was only a plea, but the actual fact was the supreme desire of the Lord. He wanted to disappear from the face of the earth after dispatching His excessively numerous family members. He thought to Himself as follows.

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> Text 30

> asmâl lokâd uparate

> mayi jnânam mad-âsrayam

> arhaty uddhava evâddhâ

> sampraty âtmavatâm varah

> asmât: from this (universe); lokât: earth; uparate: having disappeared; mayi: of Myself; jnânam: knowledge; mat-âsrayam: concerning Myself; arhati: deserves; uddhavah: Uddhava; eva: certainly; addhâ: directly; samprati: at the present moment; âtma-vatâm: of the devotees; varah: foremost.

> Now I shall leave the vision of this mundane world, and I see that Uddhava, the foremost of My devotees, is the only one who can be directly entrusted with knowledge about Me.

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> Text 31

> noddhavo 'nv api man-nyûno

> yad gunair nârditah prabhuh

> ato mad-vayunam lokam

> grâhayann iha tisthatu

> na: not; uddhava: Uddhava; anu: slightly; api: also; mat: to Myself; nyûnah: inferior; yat: because; gunaih: by the modes of material nature; na: nor; arditah: affected; prabhuh: master; atah: therefore; mat-vayunam: knowledge of Me (the Personality of Godhead); lokam: the world; grâhayan: just to disseminate; iha: in this world; tisthatu: may remain.

> Uddhava is not inferior to Me in any way because he is never affected by the modes of material nature. Therefore he may remain in this world in order to disseminate specific knowledge of the Personality of Godhead.

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> Text 32

> evam tri-loka-gurunâ

> sandistah sabda-yoninâ

> badaryâsramam âsâdya

> harim îje samâdhinâ

> evam: thus; tri-loka: three worlds; gurunâ: by the spiritual master; sandistah: being perfectly taught; sabda-yoninâ: by one who is the source of all Vedic knowledge; badaryâsramam: in the pilgrimage site of Badarikâsrama; âsâdya: reaching; harim: unto the Lord; îje: satisfied; samâdhinâ: by trance.

> Sukadeva Gosvâmi informed the King that Uddhava, being thus instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the source of all Vedic knowledge and the spiritual master of the three worlds, reached the pilgrimage site of Badarikâsrama and engaged himself there in trance to satisfy the Lord.

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> Text 33

> viduro 'py uddhavâc chrutvâ

> krsnasya paramâtmanah

> krîdayopâtta-dehasya

> karmâni slâghitâni ca

> vidurah: Vidura; api: also; uddhavât: from the source of Uddhava; srutvâ: having heard; krsnasya: of Lord Krsna; parama-âtmanah: of the Supersoul; krîdayâ: for the sake of pastimes in the mortal world; upâtta: extraordinarily accepted; dehasya: of the body; karmâni: transcendental activities; slâghitâni: most glorious; ca: also.

> Vidura also heard from Uddhava about the appearance and disappearance of Lord Krsna, the Supersoul, in the mortal world, which is a subject matter sought after with great perseverance by the great sages.

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> Text 34

> deha-nyâsam ca tasyaivam

> dhîrânâm dhairya-vardhanam

> anyesâm duskarataram

> pusûnâm viklavâtmanâm

> deha-nyâsam: entering the body; ca: also; tasya: His; evam: also; dhîrânâm: of great sages; dhairya: perseverance; vardhanam: increasing; anyesâm: for others; duskara-taram: very difficult to ascertain; pasûnâm: of the beasts; viklava: disturbed; âtmanâm: of such a mind.

> The Lord's glorious acts and His acceptance of various transcendental forms for the performance of extraordinary pastimes in the mortal world are very difficult for anyone other than His devotees to understand, and for the beasts they are simply a mental disturbance.

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> Text 35

> âtmânam ca kuru-srestha

> krsnena manaseksitam

> dhyâyan gate bhâgavate

> ruroda prema-vihvalah

> âtmânam: himself; ca: also; kuru-srestha: O best amongst the Kurus; krsnena: by Krsna; manasâ: by the mind; îksitam: remembered; dhyâyan: thus thinking of; gate: having gone; bhâgavate: of the devotee; ruroda: cried loudly; prema-vihvalah: overwhelmed by the ecstasy of love.

> Understanding that he was remembered by Lord Krsna [while quitting this world], Vidura began to cry loudly, overwhelmed by the ecstasy of love.

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> Text 36

> kâlindyâh katibhih siddha

> ahobhir bharatarsabha

> prâpadyata svah-saritam

> yatra mitrâ-suto munih

> kâlindyâh: on the bank of the Yamunâ; katibhih: a few; siddhe: being so passed; ahobhih: days; bharata-rsabha: O best of the Bharata dynasty; prâpadyata: reached; svah-saritam: the celestial water of the Ganges; yatra: where; mitrâ-sutah: the son of Mitrâ; munih: sage.

> After passing a few days on the bank of the River Yamunâ, Vidura, the self-realized soul, reached the bank of the Ganges, where the great sage Maitreya was situated.

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