श्रीउद्धव उवाच यथा त्वामरविन्दाक्ष यादृशं वा यदात्मकम् । ध्यायेन्मुमुक्षुरेतन्मे ध्यानं त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥ ३१ ॥
śrī-uddhava uvāca yathā tvām aravindākṣa yādṛśaṁ vā yad-ātmakam dhyāyen mumukṣur etan me dhyānaṁ tvaṁ vaktum arhasi
- śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Uddhava said
- yathā
- in what way
- tvām
- You
- aravinda-akṣa
- O my dear lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa
- yādṛśam
- of what specific nature
- vā
- or
- yat-ātmakam
- in what specific form
- dhyāyet
- should meditate
- mumukṣuḥ
- one who desires liberation
- etat
- this
- me
- to me
- dhyānam
- meditation
- tvam
- You
- vaktum
- to speak or explain
- arhasi
- ought
Śrī Uddhava said: My dear lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa, by what process should one who desires liberation meditate upon You, of what specific nature should his meditation be, and upon which form should he meditate? Kindly explain to me this topic of meditation.