Text 58-59

Text

śuna uddhava, satya, kṛṣṇa—āmāra tanaya
teṅho īśvara—hena yadi tomāra mane laya
tathāpi tāṅhāte rahu mora mano-vṛtti
tomāra īśvara-kṛṣṇe hauka mora mati

Synonyms

suna uddhava—my dear Uddhava, please hear me; satya—the truth; krsna—Lord Kṛṣṇa; amara tanaya—my son; teṅho—He; īśvara—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hena—thus; yadi—if; tomara—your; mane—the mind; laya—takes; tathāpi—still; tāṅhāte—unto Him; rahu—let there be; mora—my; manah-vrtti—mental functions; tomara—your; īśvara-kṛṣṇe—to Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord; hauka—let there be; mora—my; mati—attention. 

Translation

“My dear Uddhava, please hear me. In truth Kṛṣṇa is my son, but even if you think that He is God, I would still bear toward Him my own feelings for my son. May my mind be attached to your Lord Kṛṣṇa. 

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