evaṁ me puṇḍarīkākṣa
mahāntaṁ samśayaṁ hṛdi
chettum arhasi sarva-jña
vacobhir naya-naipuṇaiḥ
evam - thus; me - my; puṇḍarīka-akṣa - O lotus-eyed Lord; mahāntam - great; samśayam - doubt; hṛdi - within my heart; chettum - cut; arhasi - You should please; sarva-jña - O omniscient one; vacobhiḥ - with Your words; naya - in reasoning; naipuṇaiḥ - very expert.
O lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa, O omniscient Lord, kindly cut this great doubt out of my heart with Your own words, which exhibit Your great skill in reasoning.
Śrī Uddhava requests Lord Kṛṣṇa to clearly demonstrate the difference between the material body and the spirit soul.
