mā khidyataḿ mahā-bhāgau
drakṣyathaḥ kṛṣṇam antike
antar hṛdi sa bhūtānām
āste jyotir ivaidhasi
ma khidyatam -- please do not lament; maha-bhagau -- O most fortunate ones; drakshyathah -- you will see; krishnam -- Krishna; antike -- in the near future; antah -- within; hridi -- the hearts; sah -- He; bhutanam -- of all living beings; aste -- is present; jyotih -- fire; iva -- just as; edhasi -- within firewood.
O most fortunate ones, do not lament. You will see Krishna again very soon. He is present in the hearts of all living beings, just as fire lies dormant in wood.
Uddhava understood that Nanda and Yasoda were very impatient to see Krishna, and thus he reassured them that Sri Krishna would come soon.
