CC Adi 6.58-59
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 58-59
- 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
śuna uddhava — my dear Uddhava, please hear me; satya — the truth; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; āmāra tanaya — my son; teṅho — He; īśvara — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hena — thus; yadi — if; tomāra — your; mane — the mind; laya — takes; tathāpi — still; tāṅhāte — unto Him; rahu — let there be; mora — my; manaḥ-vṛtti — mental functions; tomāra — 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.