śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam - thus; uktaḥ - addressed; bhagavatā - by the Lord; saḥ - he; akrūraḥ - Akrūra; vimanāḥ - disheartened; iva - somewhat; purīm - the city; praviṣṭaḥ - entering; kaṁsāya - to Kaṁsa; karma - about his activities; āvedya - informing; gṛham - to his home; yayau - went.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus addressed by the Lord, Akrūra entered the city with a heavy heart. He informed King Kaṁsa of the success of his mission and then went home.