Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 37


Sanskrit:

श्रीउद्धव उवाचविद्रावितो मोहमहान्धकारोय आश्रितो मे तव सन्निधानात् ।विभावसो: किं नु समीपगस्यशीतं तमो भी: प्रभवन्त्यजाद्य ॥ ३७ ॥

ITRANS:

śrī-uddhava uvācavidrāvito moha-mahāndhakāroya āśrito me tava sannidhānātvibhāvasoḥ kiṁ nu samīpa-gasyaśītaṁ tamo bhīḥ prabhavanty ajādya

Translation:

Śrī Uddhava said: O unborn, primeval Lord, although I had fallen into the great darkness of illusion, my ignorance has now been dispelled by Your merciful association. Indeed, how can cold, darkness and fear exert their power over one who has approached the brilliant sun?

Purport:

Although Śrī Uddhava feared separation from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, he now understands that in a fundamental sense the Lord is everything. Kṛṣṇa consciousness can never be threatened or diminished for one who has taken full shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord.