śuna uddhava - my dear Uddhava, please hear me; satya - the truth; kṛṣṇa - Lord Kṛṣṇa; āmāra tanaya - my son; teṅho - He; īśvara - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hena - thus; yadi - if; tomāra - your; mane - the mind; laya - takes; tathāpi - still; tāṅhāte - unto Him; rahu - let there be; mora - my; manaḥ-vṛtti - mental functions; tomāra - your; īśvara-kṛṣṇe - to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord; hauka - let there be; mora - my; mati - attention.

“My dear Uddhava, please hear me. In truth Kṛṣṇa is my son, but even if you think that He is God, I would still bear toward Him my own feelings for my son. May my mind be attached to your Lord Kṛṣṇa.