SB 10.41.1

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

SB 10.41 Summary - SB 10.41.2

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 1

śrī-śuka uvāca

stuvatas tasya bhagavān

darśayitvā jale vapuḥ

bhūyaḥ samāharat kṛṣṇo

naṭo nāṭyam ivātmanaḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; stuvataḥ—while praying; tasya—he, Akrūra; bhagavān—the Supreme Lord; darśayitvā—having shown; vapuḥ—His personal form; bhūyaḥ—again; samāharat—withdrew; kṛṣṇaḥ—Śrī Kṛṣṇa; naṭaḥ—an actor; nāṭyam—the performance; iva—as; ātmanaḥ—his own.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: While Akrūra was still offering prayers, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa withdrew His form that He had revealed in the water, just as an actor winds up his performance.

PURPORT

Lord Kṛṣṇa withdrew from Akrūra's sight the Viṣṇu form along with the vision of the spiritual sky and its eternal inhabitants.