vayaḿ tv iha mahā-yogin

bhramantaḥ karma-vartmasu

tvad-vārtayā tariṣyāmas

tāvakair dustaraḿ tamaḥ

smarantaḥ kīrtayantas te

kṛtāni gaditāni ca

gaty-utsmitekṣaṇa-kṣveli

yan nṛ-loka-viḍambanam

vayam -- we; tu -- on the other hand; iha -- in this world; maha-yogin -- O greatest of yogis; bhramantah -- wandering; karma-vartmasu -- on the paths of material work; tvat -- of You; vartaya -- by discussion of the topics; tarishyamah -- will cross over; tavakaih -- along with Your devotees; dustaram -- insurmountable; tamah -- darkness; smarantah -- remembering; kirtayantah -- glorifying; te -- Your; kritani -- deeds; gaditani -- words; ca -- also; gati -- movements; utsmita -- widely smiling; ikshana -- glances; kshveli -- and loving pastimes; yat -- which are; nri-loka -- of human society; vidambanam -- a clever imitation.


Texto

O greatest of mystics, although we are conditioned souls wandering on the path of fruitive work, we will certainly cross beyond the darkness of this material world simply by hearing about Your Lordship in the association of Your devotees. Thus we are always remembering and glorifying the wonderful things You do and the wonderful things You say. We ecstatically recall Your amorous pastimes with Your confidential conjugal devotees and how You boldly smile and move about while engaged in such youthful pastimes. My dear Lord, Your loving pastimes are bewilderingly similar to the activities of ordinary people within this material world.

Significado

In this verse Uddhava, by stating bhramantah karma-vartmasu, humbly presents himself as one of the conditioned souls entangled in fruitive activities. Still, Uddhava is confident that he will certainly cross over the illusory energy because he is addicted to chanting and remembering the glorious activities and words of Lord Krishna. Similarly, Rupa Gosvami has stated:

iha yasya harer dasye

karmana manasa gira

nikhilasv apy avasthasu

jivan-muktah sa ucyate

Although one may outwardly appear to be involved in this material world, if one is always engaged, twenty-four hours a day, in the service of Lord Krishna, then one is considered to be a liberated soul. Uddhava states here that hearing and chanting the holy name and pastimes of Krishna is infinitely more effective than becoming a naked yogi in the forest and running the constant risk of becoming, due to lusty desires and sex indulgence, a naked monkey in the forest. Uddhava is begging the Lord for the mercy of His Sudarsana cakra, whose effulgence is represented by the process of remembering and chanting the pastimes of the Lord. One who absorbs himself in the incomparable bliss of thinking of the Lord's abode easily becomes free from all lamentation, illusion and fear. That is the recommendation of Sri Uddhava.