ittham - (described) in this manner; parasya - of the Supreme; nija - His own; vartma - path (of devotional service); rirakṣayā - with the desire of protecting; ātta - who has assumed; līlā - for pastimes; tanoḥ - various personal forms; tat - to each of these; anurūpa - suitable; viḍambanāni - imitating; karmāṇi - activities; karma - the reactions of material work; kaṣaṇāni - which destroy; yadu-uttamasya - of the best of the Yadus; śrūyāt - one should hear; amuṣya - His; padayoḥ - of the feet; anuvṛttim - the privilege of following; icchan - desiring.

To protect the principles of devotional service to Himself, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the best of the Yadus, accepts the pastime forms that have been glorified here in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. One who desires to faithfully serve His lotus feet should hear of the activities He performs in each of these incarnations — activities that suitably imitate those of the forms He assumes. Hearing narrations of these pastimes destroys the reactions to fruitive work.