ūdho!, hama jānati saba bāta

English meaning

The gopīs of Braja, suffering from the pangs of Bhagwan Kṛishṇa’s separation, address Uddhava: Oh Uddhava! We all know very well the intimate secrets of Shyāmasundara. He has always been ours, and will always remain ours. Similarly, we too, belong to Him since time immemorial; but you cannot understand this secret. Water and its waves seem to be two separate things only to him whose intellect is the victim of some illusion. We are one with Him in exactly the same way as waves are with the ocean. If you say that we are suffering from the pain of separation, then, this too, is simply your illusion. The glitter of a virahiṇī’s mind becomes double when burnt in the fire of separation, which only a virahiṇī can understand. You, an innocent gyānī possessing dry knowledge of the Vedānta, are unnecessarily taxing your mind by involving yourself in our relationship with Him. Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says, “Oh Uddhava! You do not understand that the path of love is very strange. Seeing its outer form, even Brahmā’s intellect gets puzzled.” (E.g. Brahmā’s bewilderment upon seeing Shrī Kṛishṇa eating bread, repeatedly snatching it from cowherd boys by force in the pastime of friendship.)

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 265, 266 · printed pages 600, 601.

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