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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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सोऽहं तद्दर्शनाह्लाद वियोगार्तियुतः प्रभो गमिष्ये दयितं तस्य बदर्याश्रममण्डलम्
so ’haṁ tad-darśanāhlāda- viyogārti-yutaḥ prabho gamiṣye dayitaṁ tasya badaryāśrama-maṇḍalam
WORD BY WORD
saḥ aham thus myself; tat His; darśana audience; āhlāda pleasure; viyoga without that; ārti-yutaḥ afflicted by distress; prabho my dear sir; gamiṣye shall go; dayitam so instructed; tasya His; badaryāśrama Badarikāśrama, in the Himālayas; maṇḍalam association.;
TRANSLATION
| My dear Vidura, now I am mad for want of the pleasure of seeing Him, and just to mitigate this I am now proceeding to Badarikāśrama in the Himālayas for association, as I have been instructed by Him.
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PURPORT
| A pure devotee of the Lord of the standard of Uddhava constantly associates with the Lord in the double perception of simultaneous separation and meeting. The pure devotee is not for a moment unengaged in the transcendental service of the Lord. Execution of the Lord’s service is the main occupation of the pure devotee. Uddhava’s separation from the Lord was unbearable, and therefore he started to Badarikāśrama in obedience to the Lord’s order because the order of the Lord and the Lord Himself are identical. As long as one is engaged in the execution of the order of the Lord, there is no factual separation from Him.
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