vṛkṇaś ca me su-dṛḍhaḥ sneha-pāśo
dāśārha-vṛṣṇy-andhaka-sātvateṣu
prasāritaḥ sṛṣṭi-vivṛddhaye tvayā
sva-māyayā hy ātma-subodha-hetinā
vriknah -- cut off; ca -- and; me -- my; su-dridhah -- very firm; sneha-pasah -- binding rope of affection; dasarha-vrishni-andhaka-satvateshu -- for the Dasarhas, Vrishnis, Andhakas and Satvatas; prasaritah -- cast; srishti -- of Your creation; vivriddhaye -- for the increase; tvaya -- by You; sva-mayaya -- through Your illusory energy; hi -- indeed; atma -- of the soul; su-bodha -- of proper knowledge; hetina -- by the sword.
The firmly binding rope of my affection for the families of the Dasarhas, Vrishnis, Andhakas and Satvatas -- a rope You originally cast over me by Your illusory energy for the purpose of developing Your creation -- is now cut off by the weapon of transcendental knowledge of the self.
Although the members of the families mentioned in this verse are eternal associates of Lord Krishna and thus proper objects of affection, Sri Uddhava had regarded them as his personal relatives rather than simply as pure devotees of the Lord. Influenced by the Lord's illusory potency, Uddhava had desired the prosperity and victory of these dynasties. But now, by hearing Lord Krishna's instructions, he has again fixed his mind exclusively upon Lord Krishna, and thus he regards his so-called family members without any mundane conception -- as eternal servants of the Lord.
