tathoddhavaḥ sÄdhutayÄbhipÅ«jito
nyaṣīdad urvyÄm abhimṛśya cÄsanam
kṛṣṇo 'pi tÅ«rṇaá¹ Å›ayanaá¹ mahÄ-dhanaá¹
viveÅ›a lokÄcaritÄny anuvrataḥ
tathÄ - also; uddhavaḥ - Uddhava; sÄdhutayÄ - as a saintly person; abhipÅ«jitaḥ - worshiped; nyaṣīdat - sat; urvyÄm - on the ground; abhimṛśya - touching; ca - and; Äsanam - the seat; kṛṣṇaḥ - Lord Kṛṣṇa; api - and; tÅ«rṇam - without delay; Å›ayanam - a bed; mahÄ-dhanam - very rich; viveÅ›a - lay upon; loka - of human society; ÄcaritÄni - the modes of behavior; anuvrataḥ - imitating.
Uddhava also received a seat of honor, since he was a saintly person, but he simply touched it and sat on the floor. Then Lord Kṛṣṇa, imitating the manners of human society, quickly made Himself comfortable on an opulent bed.
According to the ÄcÄryas, Uddhava felt reverence for his Lord and thus declined to sit on an opulent seat in His presence; rather, he touched the seat with his hand and sat on the floor. ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« adds that Lord Kṛṣṇa made Himself comfortable on a bed located in the inner chambers of TrivakrÄ’s home.
