ity aṅgopadiśanty eke
vismá¹›tya prÄg udÄhá¹›tam
muni-vÄsa-nivÄse kiá¹
ghaá¹etÄriá¹£á¹a-darÅ›anam
iti - thus; aá¹…ga - my dear (King ParÄ«ká¹£it); upadiÅ›anti - were proposing; eke - some; vismá¹›tya - forgetting; prÄk - previously; udÄhá¹›tam - what had been described; muni - of sages; vÄsa - the residence; nivÄse - when He is residing; kim - how; ghaá¹eta - can arise; ariá¹£á¹a - of calamities; darÅ›anam - the appearance.
Some men proposed [that the troubles were due to Akrūra’s absence], but they had forgotten the glories of the Supreme Lord, which they themselves had so often described. Indeed, how can calamities occur in a place where the Personality of Godhead, the residence of all the sages, resides?
ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« provides the following insight on this verse: In Benares AkrÅ«ra became famous for performing sacrifices on golden altars and for his abundant charity to the brÄhmaṇas. When the citizens of DvÄrakÄ heard about this, some of them gossiped that Kṛṣṇa, considering AkrÅ«ra a rival, had sent him into exile. To dispel this new and incredible stain on His reputation, Lord Kṛṣṇa created various calamities in DvÄrakÄ, thus inducing the citizens to call for AkrÅ«ra’s return, which the Lord then ordered.
