श्रीउद्धव उवाच देवदेवेश योगेश पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तन । संहृत्यैतत् कुलं नूनं लोकं सन्त्यक्ष्यते भवान् । विप्रशापं समर्थोऽपि प्रत्यहन्न यदीश्वर: ॥ ४२ ॥
śrī-uddhava uvāca deva-deveśa yogeśa puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtana saṁhṛtyaitat kulaṁ nūnaṁ lokaṁ santyakṣyate bhavān vipra-śāpaṁ samartho ’pi pratyahan na yad īśvaraḥ
- śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Uddhava said
- deva-deva
- of the greatest among the demigods
- īśa
- O ultimate God
- yoga-īśa
- O master of all mystic power
- puṇya
- which are pious
- śravaṇa-kīrtana
- O You, hearing and chanting the glories of whom
- saṁhṛtya
- withdrawing
- etat
- this
- kulam
- dynasty
- nūnam
- is it not so
- lokam
- this world
- santyakṣyate
- are about to give up once and for all
- bhavān
- You
- vipra-śāpam
- the curse of the brāhmaṇas
- samarthaḥ
- capable
- api
- although
- pratyahan na
- You did not counteract
- yat
- because
- īśvaraḥ
- the Supreme Lord
Śrī Uddhava said: O my Lord, O supreme God among all the demigods, real piety is invoked simply by hearing and chanting Your transcendental glories. My Lord, it appears that You will now withdraw Your dynasty, and thus You Yourself will finally give up Your pastimes within this universe. You are the supreme controller and the master of all mystic power. But although You are fully capable of counteracting the brāhmaṇas’ curse against Your dynasty, You are not doing so, and Your disappearance is imminent.