Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
indras tadÄtmanaḥ pÅ«jÄá¹
vijñÄya vihatÄá¹ ná¹›pa
gopebhyaḥ kṛṣṇa-nÄthebhyo
nandÄdibhyaÅ› cukopa ha
Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; indraḥ - Lord Indra; tadÄ - then; Ätmanaḥ - his own; pÅ«jÄm - worship; vijñÄya - understanding; vihatÄm - diverted; ná¹›pa - O King (ParÄ«ká¹£it); gopebhyaḥ - at the cowherds; kṛṣṇa-nÄthebhyaḥ - who took Kṛṣṇa as their Lord; nanda-Ädibhyaḥ - headed by Nanda MahÄrÄja; cukopa ha - he became angry.
Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: My dear King ParÄ«ká¹£it, when Indra understood that his sacrifice had been put aside, he became furious with Nanda MahÄrÄja and the other cowherd men, who were accepting Kṛṣṇa as their Lord.
At the very beginning of this chapter Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« reveals the foolishness of Indra and the absurdity of his anger. Indra was frustrated because the residents of Vá¹›ndÄvana accepted ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa as their Lord. But the simple fact is that ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa is the Lord, not only of the residents of Vá¹›ndÄvana but of all that exists, including Indra himself. Thus Indra’s petulant reaction was ridiculous. As the common saying goes, “Pride goes before a fall.â€
