52 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 2

plane, and therefore as soon as he was questioned by Vidura about Lord
Krsna, he at once remembered his Lord by reference to the context and
forgot himself on the physical plane. That is the sign of pure devotional
service to the Lord, as will be explained later on (laksanar bhakti-
yogasya, etc.) in Lord Kapila’s instruction to His mother Devahiti.

TEXT 4

TACT FONEA IA TIT |
dian afratta fran: ang Pea: te i

sa muhirtam abhit tiisnim
krsnanghri sudhaya bhrsam

tivrena bhakti-yogena
nimagnah sddhu nirortah

sah—Uddhava; muhirtam—for a moment; abhiit—became; tiisnim—
dead silent; krsna-anghri—lotus feet of the Lord; sudhaya—by the nectar;
bhrsam—well matured; tivrena—by very strong; bhakti-yogena—devotional
service; nimagnah—absorbed in; sadhu—good; nirvrtah—fully in love.

TRANSLATION

For a moment he remained dead silent, and his body did not move. He
became absorbed in the nectar of remembering the Lord’s lotus feet in
devotional ecstasy, and he appeared to be going increasingly deeper into
that ecstasy.

PURPORT

On the inquiry by Vidura about Krsna, Uddhava appeared to be
awakened from slumber. He appeared to regret that he had forgotten the
lotus feet of the Lord. Thus he again remembered the lotus feet of the
Lord and remembered all his transcendental loving service unto Him, and
by so doing he felt the same ecstasy that he used to feel in the presence of
the Lord. Because the Lord is absolute, there is no difference between His
remembrance and His personal presence. Thus Uddhaya remained com-
pletely silent for a moment, but then he appeared to be going deeper and
deeper into ecstasy. Feelings of ecstasy are displayed by highly advanced
devotees of the Lord. There are eight kinds of transcendental changes in
the body-—tears, shivering of the body, perspiration, restlessness,
throbbing, choking of the throat, etc.—and all were manifested by
Uddhava in the presence of Vidura.
