ūdho!, dhanya tumhāro gyāna

English meaning

The gopīs of Braja, separated from their beloved Shrī Kṛishṇa, are sarcastically saying to Uddhava, “Oh Uddhava! Blessed is that knowledge of yours which is making you utter such words of ignorance. The gyānīs always say, ‘Everything is Brahma’, but you are a strange gyānī to call all of us ignorant. How is it that you have come to this mission of benefiting others by your so-called ‘knowledge’ when you appear to be ignorant even of the qualifications which are to be fulfilled in order to enter the path of knowledge? How can you expect us to meditate on Brahma when Shyāmasundara has taken our mind with Him? You can give your conniving wisdom to Shyāmasundara, who is the treasure-house of conceit and deceit.” Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī advises Uddhava, “This is Braja; you cannot fool anyone here. So I would suggest that you take your business elsewhere.”

Complete whole-pad meaning transcribed from the supplied English edition. The source provides no separate line-by-line or word-by-word meaning.

Prem Ras Madira (English), Part 2 · PDF pages 254, 255 · printed pages 589, 590.

Meanings: Smt. Padmā Devī. English translation and transliteration: Sushrī Braj Parikarī Devī. Source details.