CC Adi 6.58-59 (1975)
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-vrtti—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.