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754 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ PURPORT Just as, by the rising of the sun, darkness is automatically vanquished, so when one takes to the devotional service of the Supreme Lord, the darkness of ignorance cannot remain. The processes of karma, jďana, and yoga are incapable of entirely removing the darkness of ignorance. TEXT 38 Pa[TYaiPaRTaaeMae>avTaaNauk-iMPaNaa>a*TYaaYaivjaNaMaYa>Pa[dqPa> ) ihTvak*-TajSTavPaadMaUl&/k-ae_NYa&SaMaqYaaC^r Uddhava said, “I have surrendered my body, soul, mind, intelligence, and senses unto You and in return You have enlightened me with the knowledge that removes all darkness of ignorance. My dear Lord, I am fully satisfied at every moment by the realization of Your unfathomable glories. Now, You may do whatever You wish to Your surrendered servant. You may keep me here or send me wherever You desire. I am ever grateful to You and I simply wish to remain Your eternal servant. I have no personal desire to go anywhere, even a holy place of pilgrimage, leaving aside Your lotus feet. I am happy to reside anywhere as long as I am fully absorbed in Your devotional service. Whatever You wish me to do—I will carry out Your order.” This is the purport of this verse.
When one takes shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, all of the darkness born of ignorance is dispelled so that one becomes free from all doubts. Such a devotee accepts the lotus feet of the Lord as his only refuge. TEXT 39 v*K Pa[SaairTa>Sa*iíivv*ÖYaeTvYaaSvMaaYaYaaůaTMaSaubaeDaheiTaNaa ))39))
Bhakti-yoga vĺkëaç ca me su-dĺňhaů sneha-päço däçärha-vĺńëy-andhaka-sätvateńu prasäritaů sĺńöi-vivĺddhaye tvayä sva-mäyayä hy ätma-subodha-hetinä 755 With a desire to increase the population, You extended the rope of My affection towards the Däçärhas, Andhakas, Vĺńëis, and Yädavas. But today, You have cut that rope with the weapon of transcendental knowledge. COMMENTARY Uddhava might wonder: How can I sever my affection for the Yädavas and go elsewhere? He would answer that as follows: I am tied to the Yädavas with the rope of affection. My dear Lord, You expanded Your family, the Yädavas, and have thus increased the population, by means of Your own potency. Your family is still expanding through the agency of Your sons and grandsons. Thus, my social prestige has also spread in all directions. You should now cut off the rope of my family affection and prestige with the weapon of transcendental knowledge. Let me instead be tied by the rope of affection to those who relish hearing and chanting Your transcendental names, as well as descriptions of Your transcendental forms, qualities, and pastimes. Let that affection remain as my ornament. I wish to remain in Your association, and that of the Yädavas forever. This is my prayer. TEXT 40 NaMaae_STauTaeMahaYaaeiGaNPa[PaŕMaNauXaaiDaMaaMa( ) YaQaaTvŔr Uddhava said: O greatest of all mystics, You have so graciously allowed me to realize Your transcendental nature and characteristics, and thus have awarded me complete satisfaction. 756 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ TEXT 41-44 é[q>aGavaNauvac GaC^aeÖvMaYaaidíaebdYaaR:Ya&MaMaaé[MaMa( ) Ta}aMaTPaadTaqQaaeRdeňaNaaePaSPaXaRNaE>Xauic> ))41)) wR+aYaal/k-NaNdaYaaivDaUTaaXaezk-LMaz> ) vSaaNaaevLk-l/aNYa®vNYa>auk( Sau%iNa>SPa*h> ))42)) iTaiTa+auÜRNÜMaa}aa XaaNTa>SaMaaihTaiDaYaajaNaivjaNaSa&YauTa> ))43)) Mataae_NauiXai+aTa&Yataeiviv˘-MaNau>aavYaNa( ) MaYYaaveiXaTavaiKctaaeMaÖMaRiNarTaae>av ) AiTav]JYaGaTaqiSTaóaeMaaMaeZYaiSaTaTa>ParMa( ))44))
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: “My dear Uddhava, follow My order and go to Badrikäçrama. Purify yourself by bathing and performing äcamana with the water that has emanated from My lotus feet. Free yourself of all sinful reactions by having darçana of the sacred Alakanandä River. Dress yourself in tree bark and eat the fruit and roots that are easily available in the forest. Thus, you should remain self-satisfied and free of all desires, tolerant of all dualities, good-natured, self-controlled, peaceful, and endowed with transcendental knowledge and realization. With fixed attention, constantly contemplate these instructions that I have imparted to you, and thus assimilate their Bhakti-yoga 757 essence. Fix your mind and words upon Me, and in this way, you will be able to surpass the influence of the three modes of material nature and finally come back to Me. COMMENTARY The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O Uddhava, You are as good as Me and thus, among all the members of the Yadu dynasty, you are My personal representative. I had previously declared: Uddhava is not inferior to Me in any way. Therefore, you should remain in this world, just to preach My instructions. Distribute this transcendental knowledge to everyone. Whatever I wish to accomplish in this world can be done by you. As I had previously sent you to Vraja, I will now send you to Badarikäçrama. There, the foremost of sages, Çré Näräyaëa, as well as others, aspire to see Me. Previously, I traveled to Mithilä, and many other places on this earth, and satisfied all My devotees who desired to see Me, by giving them My darçana and imparting to them transcendental knowledge. Now, however, I am unable to go to Badarikäçrama. I am now one hundred and twenty-five years old, so that the time for My disappearance has arrived. You said to Me, “I am Your surrendered servant and so kindly order me. What should I do?” So, this is My order. Your name, Uddhava, is suitable because you give pleasure to everyone. Now, go to Badarikäçrama and give everyone joy by displaying your knowledge, renunciation, and other sublime characteristics. This is My mission. Indeed, simply by your glance, you will nullify all the sinful reactions that have become stocked in the river Alkanandä. After you execute My order, you will return to Me in the spiritual sky. PURPORT Instead of working under the direction of the three modes of material nature, if one works under the direction of the spiritual master in devotional service, which is transcendental to the material modes, he certainly becomes qualified to attain the ultimate destination. Others cannot go back to Godhead because they try to attain insignificant and temporary material objects. TEXT 45 é[qXauk- ovac Sa WvMau˘-aehirMaeDaSaaeÖv>Pa[di+a iXaraeiNaDaaYaaé[uk-l/ai>arad]RDaqNYaRizÄdÜNÜParae_PYaPa§-Mae ))45)) çré-çuka uväca sa evam ukto hari-medhasoddhavaů pradakńiëaŕ taŕ parisĺtya pädayoů çiro nidhäyäçru-kaläbhir ärdra-dhér nyańiďcad advandva-paro ‘py apakrame 758 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ Çukadeva Gosvämé said: After being thus instructed by the supremely intelligent Lord Çré Kĺńëa, Uddhava circumambulated Him and then bowed down to offer his obeisances, placing his head upon the lotus feet of the Lord. Although Uddhava was free from the influence of all material dualities, he became afflicted by feelings of separation so that he drenched the Lord’s lotus feet with his tears. COMMENTARY Çukadeva Gosvämé said: After receiving instructions from Çré Kĺńëa, Uddhava, whose heart was always filled with ecstatic love for the Lord, felt great lamentation due to impending separation and thus shed incessant tears. TEXT 46 SauduSTYaJaňehivYaaeGak-aTaraeNaXaĄu-v&STa&PairhaTauMaaTaur> ) k*-C^\&YaYaaEMaUDaRiNa>aTa*RPaaduke-ib>a]NNaMaSk*-TYaYaYaaEPauNa>PauNa> ))46))
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Uddhava was distraught, so that he could not give up the Lord’s association. Finally, feeling great agony, he repeatedly bowed down to the Lord, placed His wooden shoes upon his head, and departed. COMMENTARY The Lord mercifully extended His lotus feet to Uddhava, who clasped them with great love and devotion and placed them on his head. Thereafter, Uddhava left for Badarikäçrama, in order to carry out the mission of the Supreme Lord. It is said in Çrémad-Bhägavatam (3.4.5), that while Uddhava was going to Badarikäçrama, he heard that the Lord had traveled to Prabhäsa. Uddhava then retraced his steps so that he could find Lord Kĺńëa, and it so happened that he came to where the Lord was sitting alone after the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty. Uddava was once again instructed by the Lord, and after his transcendental understanding was reawakened, on the order of the Lord, he again departed for Badarikäçrama. TEXT 47 TaTaSTaMaNTaôRidSaiŕveXYaGaTaaeMaha>aaGavTaaeivXaal/aMa( ) YaQaaePaidía&JaGadek-bNDauNaaTaPa>SaMaaSQaaYahrerGaaÓiTaMa( ))47))
Bhakti-yoga tatas tam antar hĺdi sanniveçya gato mahä-bhägavato viçäläm yathopadińöäŕ jagad-eka-bandhunä tapaů samästhäya harer agäd gatim 759 Thereafter, the exalted devotee, Uddhava, placed Çré Kĺńëa upon the lotus of his heart and went to Badrikäçrama. By engaging in austerities, he attained the Lord’s eternal abode, which had been described to him by the only friend of the conditioned souls, Lord Kĺńëa. COMMENTARY The word véracandra viçäläŕ refers to Badarikäçrama. After residing there, Uddhava attained the eternal abode of the Lord in the spiritual sky, Dvärakä.
Ya WTadaNaNdSaMaud]SaM>a*Ta&jaNaaMa*Ta&>aaGavTaaYa>aaizTaMa( ) k*-Z If one faithfully hears this conversation between the Lord and His devotee, which is like an ocean of bliss, he becomes a fit candidate for executing loving devotional service of the Lord. Indeed, by his association, the entire world can become engaged in the service of the Lord.
By faithfully serving the devotees of the Supreme Lord, one can attain freedom from material bondage and engagement in the devotional service of the Supreme Lord.
>av>aYaMaPahNTau&jaNaivjaNaSaar&iNaGaMak*-duPaJah]e>a*®vÜedSaarMa( ) AMa*TaMaudiDaTaęaPaaYaYaŮ*TYavGaaRNa(PauĺzMa*z>aMaaŰ&k*-Z 760 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ bhava-bhayam apahantuŕ jďäna-vijďäna-säraŕ nigama-kĺd upajahre bhĺěga-vad veda-säram amĺtam udadhitaç cäpäyayad bhĺtya-vargän puruńam ĺńabham ädyaŕ kĺńëa-saŕjďaŕ nato ‘smi I offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the origin of everything, Lord Çré Kĺńëa. He is the author of the Vedas, and just to destroy His devotees’ fear of material existence, like a bee, He collected the essence of all knowledge and self- realization and then awarded it to His devotees, who, by His mercy, have drunk it. COMMENTARY To conclude this chapter, Çré Çukadeva Gosvämé offers his obeisances to the spiritual master of the whole universe, Çré Kĺńëa. It is Kĺńëa who churned the essence of the Vedas to extract the essence. Other philosophers have also tried to extract the essence from the Vedic literature, but without knowing the confidential purport of the Vedas, being devoid of implicit faith in the Supreme Lord. Being the author of the Vedas, it is the Supreme Lord who understands their true purpose. The Supreme Lord, like a bee, collected honey from the garden of Vedic flowers and distributed it to His devotees. However, while favoring the devotees, the Lord has simultaneously cheated the non- devotee demons. For example, during the churning of ocean, the Lord took the pot of nectar after assuming the form of Mohiné and then distributed it to the demigods, while tactfully deceiving the demons. Let us bow down to that Supreme Lord, Çré Kĺńëa. PURPORT Çré Kĺńëa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, without beginning and without end. As the supreme instructor, He removes the living entities’ fear of repeated birth and death. He mercifully distributes love of Himself, which is the essence of all Vedic knowledge, to all conditioned souls who are otherwise averse to His service. He is the compiler of the Vedic literature, and He distributed its essence to the swan-like Vaińëavas. It is the foremost duty of all living entities to surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, giving up all varieties of religiosity. Thus end the translation of the twenty-third chapter of the Uddhava-géta entitled “Bhakti-yoga” with the commentaries of Çréla Viçvanätha Cakravarté Öhäkura and chapter summary and purports by Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Öhäkura. End of Uddhava-Gétä APPENDIX GLOSSARY A Abhidheya : Activities involved in developing one’s relationship with the Supreme Lord. Acintyabhedäbheda : Simultaneous oneness and difference. Açvattha : Banyan tree, considered very holy. Açviné-kumäras : The twin demigods, who are the controlling deities of the object of sense perception. Adhibautika : Miseries of material existence caused by other living entities. Adhidaivic : Miseries of material existence caused by higher authorities or the demi- gods.
Adhirüňha mahäbhäva : Severe agony felt due to separation from one’s beloved. Ädhyätmika : Miseries of material existence caused by one’s mind or body. Advaya jďäna : The conception of the Supreme Lord as non-dual, one without a second.
Aëimä-siddhi : First of the eighteen mystic perfections that can be attained by a yogi. In this perfection, a yogi can become smaller than the smallest. Agnihotra : One of Vedic sacrifices which a twice-born person must perform after marriage. Airävata : Lord Indra’s elephant. Akĺta-droha : A devotee never uses his mind, body or words to perform any act that is harmful to the welfare of any living entity. Akiďcana : A devotee is free from possessiveness. He is not eager to enjoy or renounce anything because he considers everything to be Lord Kĺńëa’s property. Alaěkära : Literary ornaments. Amäni : A devotee is not proud. Even if he is famous, he does not take it very seriously. Anäptakäma : The Lord’s merciful reciprocation with His loving devotees of being unable to achieve His desire without the cooperation of His devotees. Anartha : Uneccessary habits or unwanted traits that impede spiritual advancement. Anätmäräma : Being affected by the love of His devotees, the Lord sometimes appears- 763 764 UDDHAVA-GÉTÄ dependent on the love of His devotees. Anavadyätmä : A pure devotee is devoid of envy, and never unnecessarily criticizes others. Aniha : Detached from all worldly activities. Ańöäěga-yoga : Eightfold system of yoga practise. Ańöakäléya-lélä : The eternal eightfold daily pastimes of the Divine Couple. Anuloma : Mixed marriage systems in Vedic culture. If a man marries a girl belonging to an inferior caste, that union is termed anuloma. Anusvära : Nasal vibration pronounced after the fifteen Sanskrit vowels. Aparäjaya siddhi : The mystic perfection of becoming unconquerable in all respects. Apramatta : Being cautious, not mad. Apsaräs : Heavenly damsels. Äpta-käma : Supreme Lord automatically fulfills all of His own desires. Asaěklipta : One of three methods of begging alms by the mendicants. This is where- by one approaches seven houses and is satisfied with whatever he receives. Ätma-kréňa : An advanced Vaińëava, constantly enjoying the mellows of loving devo- tional service and carrying out the mission of the Lord on the earth, and enjoys life within the internal potency of the Supreme Lord.
towards the Supreme Lord. Bhümi : Mother earth. Bhütabhävana : The Lord, who is the benefactor of all living entities. C Caitya-guru : The Lord as the spiritual master situated within. Glossary D 765 Dakńina : Instructing others in the knowledge of one’s relationship with the Supreme Lord. Däna : To give up the mentality of unnecessarily punishing one for his faults. Dänta : A devotee’s senses are completely under control. Darça : New moon day when the sun and the moon are in proximity. Daridra : One who is dissatisfy with life or is poor. Däsya : The mood of being the Lord’s servant in loving devotional service. Devatä-käëňa : One of three sections of the Vedas. The Vedas has three divisions. Dhana : To strictly follow religious principles. Dhäraëä : Meditation. Dharma : Occupational duties. Dhĺtimäna : One who is not agitated by the urges of the tongue and genitals. Dhätu : Truth or element. Dikńä : Spiritual initiation. E Ekäyana : One of two categories by which the Vedas are divided. This category aims at sole meditation on the Supreme Lord. This is the method adopted by the topmost devotee of the Lord who firmly believe that chanting the holy names of the Lord is the only way of achieving the ultimate goal of life. Yüklə 8,84 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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