śrī-uddhava uvāca
vidrāvito moha-mahāndhakāro
ya āśrito me tava sannidhānāt
vibhāvasoḥ kiḿ nu samīpa-gasya
śītaḿ tamo bhīḥ prabhavanty ajādya
sri-uddhavah uvaca -- Sri Uddhava said; vidravitah -- is driven away; moha -- of delusion; maha-andhakarah -- the great darkness; yah -- which; asritah -- was taken shelter of; me -- by me; tava -- Your; sannidhanat -- by the presence; vibhavasoh -- of the sun; kim -- what; nu -- indeed; samipa-gasya -- for one who has come into the proximity; sitam -- cold; tamah -- darkness; bhih -- fear; prabhavanti -- have power; aja -- O unborn; adya -- O primeval Lord.
Sri Uddhava said: O unborn, primeval Lord, although I had fallen into the great darkness of illusion, my ignorance has now been dispelled by Your merciful association. Indeed, how can cold, darkness and fear exert their power over one who has approached the brilliant sun?
Although Sri Uddhava feared separation from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, he now understands that in a fundamental sense the Lord is everything. Krishna consciousness can never be threatened or diminished for one who has taken full shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord.
