sri-bhagavan uvaca -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; gaccha -- please go; uddhava -- O Uddhava; maya -- by Me; adishtah -- ordered; badari-akhyam -- named Badarika; mama -- My; asramam -- to the hermitage; tatra -- there; mat-pada -- emanating from My feet; tirtha -- of the holy places; ude -- in the water; snana -- by bathing; upasparsanaih -- and by touching for purification; sucih -- cleansed; ikshaya -- by glancing; alakanandayah -- upon the river Ganga; vidhuta -- cleansed; asesha -- of all; kalmashah -- sinful reactions; vasanah -- wearing; valkalani -- bark; anga -- My dear Uddhava; vanya -- fruits, nuts, roots, etc., of the forest; bhuk -- eating; sukha -- happy; nihsprihah -- and free from desire; titikshuh -- tolerant; dvandva-matranam -- of all dualities; su-silah -- exhibiting saintly character; samyata-indriyah -- with controlled senses; santah -- peaceful; samahita -- perfectly concentrated; dhiya -- with intelligence; jnana -- with knowledge; vijnana -- and realization; samyutah -- endowed; mattah -- from Me; anusikshitam -- learned; yat -- that which; te -- by you; viviktam -- ascertained with discrimination; anubhavayan -- thoroughly meditating upon; mayi -- in Me; avesita -- absorbed; vak -- your words; cittah -- and mind; mat-dharma -- My transcendental qualities; niratah -- constantly endeavoring to realize; bhava -- be thus situated; ativrajya -- crossing beyond; gatih -- the destinations of material nature; tisrah -- three; mam -- unto Me; eshyasi -- you will come; tatah param -- thereafter.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, take My order and go to My asrama called Badarika. Purify yourself by both touching and also bathing in the holy waters there, which have emanated from My lotus feet. Rid yourself of all sinful reactions with the sight of the sacred Alakananda River. Dress yourself in bark and eat whatever is naturally available in the forest. Thus you should remain content and free from desire, tolerant of all dualities, good-natured, self-controlled, peaceful and endowed with transcendental knowledge and realization. With fixed attention, meditate constantly upon these instructions I have imparted to you and assimilate their essence. Fix your words and thoughts upon Me, and always endeavor to increase your realization of My transcendental qualities. In this way you will cross beyond the destinations of the three modes of nature and finally come back to Me.