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5–atha baddhasya muktasya
vailakñaëyaà vadämi te
viruddha-dharmiëos täta
sthitayor eka-dharmiëi
Thus, My dear Uddhava, in the same material body we find opposing
characteristics, such as great happiness and misery. That is because both the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is eternally liberated, as well as the
conditioned soul are within the body. I shall now speak to you about their
different characteristics.
6–suparëäv etau sadåçau sakhäyau
yadåcchayaitau kåta-néòau ca våkñe
ekas tayoù khädati pippalännam
anyo niranno ‘pi balena bhüyän
suparëau—two birds; etau—these; sadåçau—similar; sakhäyau—friends;
yadåcchayä—by chance; etau—these two; kåta—made; néòau—a nest;
ca—and; våkñe—in a tree; ekaù—one; tayoù—of the two; khädati—is eating;
pippala—of the tree; annam—the fruits; anyaù—the other; nirannaù—not
eating; api—although; balena—by strength; bhüyän—He is superior
By chance, two birds have made a nest together in the same tree. The two
birds are friends and are of a similar nature. One of them, however, is eating
the fruits of the tree, whereas the other, who does not eat the fruits, is in a
superior position due to His potency.
12/13-prakåti-stho ‘py asaàsakto
yathä khaà savitänilaù
vaiçäradyekñayäsaìgaçitayä
chinna-saàçayaù
pratibuddha iva svapnän
nänätväd vinivartate
Although the sky, or space, is the resting place of everything, the sky does
not mix with anything, nor is it entangled. Similarly, the sun is not at all
attached to the water in which it is reflected within innumerable reservoirs, and
the mighty wind blowing everywhere is not affected by the innumerable aromas
and atmospheres through which it passes. In the same way, a self-realized soul is
completely detached from the material body and the material world around it.
He is like a person who has awakened and arisen from a dream. With expert
vision sharpened by detachment, the self-realized soul cuts all doubts to pieces
through knowledge of the self and completely withdraws his consciousness from
the expansion of material variety.
23/24–çraddhälur mat-kathäù çåëvan
su-bhadrä loka-pävanéù
gäyann anusmaran karma
janma cäbhinayan muhuù
mad-arthe dharma-kämärthän
äcaran mad-apäçrayaù
labhate niçcaläà bhaktià
mayy uddhava sanätane
çraddhäluù—a faithful person; mat-kathäù—narrations about Me;
çåëvan—hearing; su-bhadräù—which are all-auspicious; loka—the entire
world; pävanéù—purifying; gäyan—singing; anusmaran—remembering
constantly; karma—My activities; janma—My birth; ca—also;
abhinayan—reliving through dramatical performances, etc.; muhuù—again
and again; mat-arthe—for My pleasure; dharma—religious activities;
käma—sense activities; arthän—and commercial activities;
äcaran—performing; mat—in Me; apäçrayaù—having one’s shelter;
labhate—one obtains; niçcaläm—without deviation; bhaktim—devotional
service; mayi—to Me; uddhava—O Uddhava; sanätane—dedicated to My
eternal form.
My dear Uddhava, narrations of My pastimes and qualities are all-auspicious
and purify the entire universe. A faithful person who constantly hears, glorifies
and remembers such transcendental activities, who through dramatic
performances relives My pastimes, beginning with My appearance, and who
takes full shelter of Me, dedicating his religious, sensual and occupational
activities for My satisfaction, certainly obtains unflinching devotional service to
Me, the eternal Personality of Godhead.
29/30/31/32–çré-bhagavän uväca
kåpälur akåta-drohas
titikñuù sarva-dehinäm
satya-säro ‘navadyätmä
samaù sarvopakärakaù
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kämair ahata-dhér dänto
måduù çucir akiïcanaù
aného mita-bhuk çäntaù
sthiro mac-charaëo muniù
apramatto gabhérätmä
dhåtimäï jita-ñaò-guëaù
amäné mäna-daù kalyo
maitraù käruëikaù kaviù
äjïäyaivaà guëän doñän
mayädiñöän api svakän
dharmän santyajya yaù sarvän
mäà bhajeta sa tu sattamaù
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O Uddhava, a saintly person is
merciful and never injures others. Even if others are aggressive he is tolerant
and forgiving toward all living entities. His strength and meaning in life come
from the truth itself, he is free from all envy and jealousy, and his mind is equal
in material happiness and distress. Thus, he dedicates his time to work for the
welfare of all others. His intelligence is never bewildered by material desires,
and he has controlled his senses. His behavior is always pleasing, never harsh
and always exemplary, and he is free from possessiveness. He never endeavors
in ordinary, worldly activities, and he strictly controls his eating. He therefore
always remains peaceful and steady. A saintly person is thoughtful and accepts
Me as his only shelter. Such a person is very cautious in the execution of his
duties and is never subject to superficial transformations, because he is steady
and noble, even in a distressing situation. He has conquered over the six
material qualities—namely hunger, thirst, lamentation, illusion, old age and
death. He is free from all desire for prestige and offers honor to others. He is
expert in reviving the Kåñëa consciousness of others and therefore never cheats
anyone. Rather, he is a well-wishing friend to all, being most merciful. Such a
saintly person must be considered the most learned of men. He perfectly
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understands that the ordinary religious duties prescribed by Me in various
Vedic scriptures possess favorable qualities that purify the performer, and he
knows that neglect of such duties constitutes a discrepancy in one’s life. Having
taken complete shelter at My lotus feet, however, a saintly person ultimately
renounces such ordinary religious duties and worships Me alone. He is thus
considered to be the best among all living entities.
42–süryo ‘gnir brähmaëä gävo
vaiñëavaù khaà maruj jalam
bhür ätmä sarva-bhütäni
bhadra püjä-padäni me
O saintly Uddhava, please know that you may worship Me in the sun, fire,
brähmaëas, cows, Vaiñëavas, sky, wind, water, earth, individual soul and all
living entities.
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3/4/5/6–sat-saìgena hi daiteyä
yätudhänä mågäù khagäù
gandharväpsaraso nägäù
siddhäç cäraëa-guhyakäù
vidyädharä manuñyeñu
vaiçyäù çüdräù striyo ‘ntya-jäù
rajas-tamaù-prakåtayas
tasmiàs tasmin yuge yuge
bahavo mat-padaà präptäs
tväñöra-käyädhavädayaù
våñaparvä balir bäëo
mayaç cätha vibhéñaëaù
sugrévo hanumän åkño
gajo gådhro vaëikpathaù
vyädhaù kubjä vraje gopyo
yajïa-patnyas tathäpare
In every yuga many living entities entangled in the modes of passion and
ignorance gained the association of My devotees. Thus, such living entities as
the Daityas, Räkñasas, birds, beasts, Gandharvas, Apsaräs, Nägas, Siddhas,
Cäraëas, Guhyakas and Vidyädharas, as well as such lower-class human beings
as the vaiçyas, çüdras, women and others, were able to achieve My supreme
abode. Våträsura, Prahläda Mahäräja and others like them also achieved My
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abode by association with My devotees, as did personalities such as Våñaparvä,
Bali Mahäräja, Bäëäsura, Maya, Vibhéñaëa, Sugréva, Hanumän, Jämbavän,
Gajendra, Jaöäyu, Tulädhära, Dharma-vyädha, Kubjä, the gopés in Våndävana
and the wives of the brähmaëas who were performing sacrifice.
8–kevalena hi bhävena
gopyo gävo nagä mågäù
ye ‘nye müòha-dhiyo nägäù
siddhä mäm éyur aïjasä
The inhabitants of Våndävana, including the gopés, cows, unmoving
creatures such as the twin arjuna trees, animals, living entities with stunted
consciousness such as bushes and thickets, and snakes such as Käliya, all
achieved the perfection of life by unalloyed love for Me and thus very easily
achieved Me.
13–mat-kämä ramaëaà järam
asvarüpa-vido ‘baläù
brahma mäà paramaà präpuù
saìgäc chata-sahasraçaù
All those hundreds of thousands of gopés, understanding Me to be their most
charming lover and ardently desiring Me in that way, were unaware of My
actual position. Yet by intimately associating with Me, the gopés attained Me,
the Supreme Absolute Truth.
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14–etävän yoga ädiñöo
mac-chiñyaiù sanakädibhiù
sarvato mana äkåñya
mayy addhäveçyate yathä
The actual yoga system as taught by My devotees, headed by
Sanaka-kumära, is simply this: Having withdrawn the mind from all other
objects, one should directly and appropriately absorb it in Me.
18–çré-bhagavän uväca
evaà påñöo mahä-devaù
svayambhür bhüta-bhävanaù
dhyäyamänaù praçna-béjaà
näbhyapadyata karma-dhéù
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, Brahmä
himself, who is born directly from the body of the Lord and who is the creator
of all living entities within the material world, being the best of the demigods,
seriously contemplated the question of his sons headed by Sanaka. The
intelligence of Brahmä, however, was affected by his own activities of creation,
and thus he could not discover the essential answer to this question.
19–sa mäm acintayad devaù
praçna-pära-titérñayä
tasyähaà haàsa-rüpeëa
sakäçam agamaà tadä
Lord Brahmä desired to attain the answer to the question that was puzzling
him, and thus he fixed his mind on Me, the Supreme Lord. At that time, in My
form of Haàsa, I became visible to Lord Brahmä.
20–dåñövä mäm ta upavrajya
kåtva pädäbhivandanam
brahmäëam agrataù kåtvä
papracchuù ko bhavän iti
Thus seeing Me, the sages, placing Brahmä in the lead, came forward and
worshiped My lotus feet. Then they frankly asked Me, “Who are You?”
23–païcätmakeñu bhüteñu
samäneñu ca vastutaù
ko bhavän iti vaù praçno
väcärambho hy anarthakaù
If by asking Me “Who are You?” you were referring to the material body,
then I must point out that all material bodies are constituted of five elements,
namely earth, water, fire, air and ether. Thus, you should have asked, “Who
are you five?” If you consider that all material bodies are ultimately one, being constituted essentially of the same elements, then your question is still
meaningless, since there would be no deep purpose in distinguishing one body from another. Thus, it appears that in asking My identity, you are merely speaking words, without any real meaning or purpose.
24–manasä vacasä dåñöyä
gåhyate ‘nyair apéndriyaiù
aham eva na matto ‘nyad
iti budhyadhvam aïjasä
Within this world, whatever is perceived by the mind, speech, eyes or other
senses is Me alone and nothing besides Me. All of you please understand this by
a straightforward analysis of the facts.
25–guëeñv äviçate ceto
guëäç cetasi ca prajäù
jévasya deha ubhayaà
guëäç ceto mad-ätmanaù
My dear sons, the mind has a natural proclivity to enter into the material
sense objects, and similarly the sense objects enter into the mind; but both this
material mind and the sense objects are merely designations that cover the spirit
soul, who is part and parcel of Me.
0–yävan nänärtha-dhéù puàso
na nivarteta yuktibhiù
jägarty api svapann ajïaù
svapne jägaraëaà yathä
According to My instructions, one should fix the mind on Me alone. If,
however, one continues to see many different values and goals in life rather
than seeing everything within Me, then although apparently awake, one is
actually dreaming due to incomplete knowledge, just as one may dream that one
has wakened from a dream.
38–mayaitad uktaà vo viprä
guhyaà yat säìkhya-yogayoù
jänéta mägataà yajïaà
yuñmad-dharma-vivakñayä
My dear brähmaëas, I have now explained to you the confidential knowledge
of Säìkhya, by which one philosophically distinguishes matter from spirit, and
of añöäìga-yoga, by which one links up with the Supreme. Please understand
that I am the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viñëu, and that I have appeared
before you desiring to explain your actual religious duties.
39–ahaà yogasya säìkhyasya
satyasyartasya tejasaù
paräyaëaà dvija-çreñöhäù
çriyaù kérter damasya ca
O best of the brähmaëas, please know that I am the supreme shelter of the
yoga system, analytic philosophy, virtuous action, truthful religious principles,
power, beauty, fame and self-control.
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16–nirapekñaà munià çäntaà
nirvairaà sama-darçanam
anuvrajämy ahaà nityaà
püyeyety aìghri-reëubhiù
nirapekñam—without personal desire; munim—always thinking of assisting Me
in My pastimes; çäntam—peaceful; nirvairam—not inimical to anyone;
sama-darçanam—equal consciousness everywhere; anuvrajämi—follow;
aham—I; nityam—always; püyeya—I may be purified (I will purify the
universe within Me); iti—thus; aìghri—of the lotus feet; reëubhiù—by thedust.
With the dust of My devotees’ lotus feet I desire to purify the material
worlds, which are situated within Me. Thus, I always follow the footsteps of
My pure devotees, who are free from all personal desire, rapt in thought of My
pastimes, peaceful, without any feelings of enmity, and of equal disposition
everywhere.
20–na sädhayati mäà yogo
na säìkhyaà dharma uddhava
na svädhyäyas tapas tyägo
yathä bhaktir mamorjitä
My dear Uddhava, the unalloyed devotional service rendered to Me by My
devotees brings Me under their control. I cannot be thus controlled by those
engaged in mystic yoga, Säìkhya philosophy, pious work, Vedic study, austerity
or renunciation.
21–bhaktyäham ekayä grähyaù
çraddhayätmä priyaù satäm
bhaktiù punäti man-niñöhä
çva-päkän api sambhavät
Only by practicing unalloyed devotional service with full faith in Me can one
obtain Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I am naturally dear to My
devotees, who take Me as the only goal of their loving service. By engaging in
such pure devotional service, even the dog-eaters can purify themselves from
the contamination of their low birth
36/37/38/39/40/41/42–håt-puëòarékam antaù-stham
ürdhva-nälam adho-mukham
dhyätvordhva-mukham unnidram
añöa-patraà sa-karëikam
karëikäyäà nyaset süryasomägnén
uttarottaram
vahni-madhye smared rüpaà
mamaitad dhyäna-maìgalam
samaà praçäntaà su-mukhaà
dérgha-cäru-catur-bhujam
su-cäru-sundara-grévaà
su-kapolaà çuci-smitam
samäna-karëa-vinyastasphuran-
makara-kuëòalam
hemämbaraà ghana-çyämaà
çrévatsa-çré-niketanam
çaìkha-cakra-gadä-padmavanamälä-
vibhüñitam
nüpurair vilasat-pädaà
kaustubha-prabhayä yutam
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kaöi-süträìgadäyutam
sarväìga-sundaraà hådyaà
prasäda-sumukhekñanam
su-kumäram abhidhyäyet
sarväìgeñu mano dadhat
indriyäëéndriyärthebhyo
manasäkåñya tan manaù
buddhyä särathinä dhéraù
praëayen mayi sarvataù
Keeping the eyes half closed and fixed on the tip of one’s nose, being
enlivened and alert, one should meditate on the lotus flower situated within the
heart. This lotus has eight petals and is situated on an erect lotus stalk. One
should meditate on the sun, moon and fire, placing them one after the other
within the whorl of that lotus flower. Placing My transcendental form within
the fire, one should meditate upon it as the auspicious goal of all meditation.
That form is perfectly proportioned, gentle and cheerful. It possesses four
beautiful long arms, a charming, beautiful neck, a handsome forehead, a pure
smile and glowing, shark-shaped earrings suspended from two identical ears.
That spiritual form is the color of a dark rain cloud and is garbed in
golden-yellowish silk. The chest of that form is the abode of Çrévatsa and the
goddess of fortune, and that form is also decorated with a conchshell, disc, club,
lotus flower and garland of forest flowers. The two brilliant lotus feet are
decorated with ankle bells and bracelets, and that form exhibits the Kaustubha
gem along with an effulgent crown. The upper hips are beautified by a golden
belt, and the arms are decorated with valuable bracelets. All of the limbs of that
beautiful form capture the heart, and the face is beautified by merciful glancing.
Pulling the senses back from the sense objects, one should be grave and
self-controlled and should use the intelligence to strongly fix the mind upon all
of the limbs of My transcendental body. Thus one should meditate upon that
most delicate transcendental form of Mine.
43-tat sarva-vyäpakaà cittam
äkåñyaikatra dhärayet
nänyäni cintayed bhüyaù
su-smitaà bhävayen mukham
One should then pull the consciousness back from all the limbs of that
transcendental body. At that time, one should meditate only on the wonderfully
smiling face of the Lord.
44–tatra labdha-padaà cittam
äkåñya vyomni dhärayet
tac ca tyaktvä mad-äroho
na kiïcid api cintayet
Being established in meditation on the Lord’s face, one should then
withdraw the consciousness and fix it in the sky. Then giving up such
meditation, one should become established in Me and give up the process of
meditation altogether.
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