श्रीउद्धव उवाच साधुस्तवोत्तमश्लोक मत: कीदृग्विध: प्रभो । भक्तिस्त्वय्युपयुज्येत कीदृशी सद्भिरादृता ॥ २६ ॥ एतन्मे पुरुषाध्यक्ष लोकाध्यक्ष जगत्प्रभो । प्रणतायानुरक्ताय प्रपन्नाय च कथ्यताम् ॥ २७ ॥
śrī-uddhava uvāca sādhus tavottama-śloka mataḥ kīdṛg-vidhaḥ prabho bhaktis tvayy upayujyeta kīdṛśī sadbhir ādṛtā etan me puruṣādhyakṣa lokādhyakṣa jagat-prabho praṇatāyānuraktāya prapannāya ca kathyatām
- śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Uddhava said
- sādhuḥ
- a saintly person
- tava
- in Your
- uttama-śloka
- my dear Lord
- mataḥ
- opinion
- kīdṛk-vidhaḥ
- what kind would he be
- prabho
- my dear Personality of Godhead
- bhaktiḥ
- devotional service
- tvayi
- unto Your Lordship
- upayujyeta
- deserves to be executed
- kīdṛśī
- what type is it
- sadbhiḥ
- by Your pure devotees such as Nārada
- ādṛtā
- honored
- etat
- this
- me
- to me
- puruṣa-adhyakṣa
- O ruler of the universal controllers
- loka-adhyakṣa
- O Supreme Lord of Vaikuṇṭha
- jagat-prabho
- O God of the universe
- praṇatāya
- unto Your surrendered devotee
- anuraktāya
- who loves You
- prapannāya
- who has no other shelter than You
- ca
- also
- kathyatām
- let this be spoken
Śrī Uddhava said: My dear Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, what type of person do You consider to be a true devotee, and what type of devotional service is approved by great devotees as worthy of being offered to Your Lordship? My dear ruler of the universal controllers, O Lord of Vaikuṇṭha and almighty God of the universe, I am Your devotee, and because I love You I have no other shelter than You. Therefore please explain this to me.