Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.29.36

vishtabhya cittam pranayāvaghūrnam

dhairyena rājan bahu-manyamānah

kritāñjalih prāha yadu-pravīram

śīrshnā spriśams tac-caranāravindam

SYNONYMS

vishtabhya — restraining; cittam — his mind; pranaya — with love; avaghūrnam — completely agitated; dhairyena — with steadfastness; rājan — O King; bahu-manyamānah — feeling grateful; krita-añjalih — his hands folded; prāha — he spoke; yadu-pravīram — to the greatest hero of the Yadus; śīrshnā — with his head; spriśan — touching; tat — His; carana-aravindam — lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

Steadying his mind, which had become overwhelmed with love, Uddhava felt extremely grateful to Lord Krishna, the greatest hero of the Yadu dynasty. My dear King Parīkshit, Uddhava bowed down to touch the Lord's lotus feet with his head and then spoke with folded hands.

PURPORT

According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, the fear of separation from Lord Krishna was continually entering the mind of Śrī Uddhava, and thus he tried to maintain his enthusiasm by remembering the Lord's great kindness upon him. He steadied his mind with feelings of gratitude toward the Lord.

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