śrī-śuka uvāca
ity abhiṣṭūya bhūmānaḿ
triḥ parikramya pādayoḥ
natvābhīṣṭaḿ jagad-dhātā
sva-dhāma pratyapadyata
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti -- thus; abhishtuya -- offering praise; bhumanam -- to the unlimited Supreme Lord; trih -- three times; parikramya -- circumambulating; padayoh -- at His feet; natva -- bowing down; abhishtam -- desired; jagat -- of the universe; dhata -- the creator; sva-dhama -- to his personal abode; pratyapadyata -- returned.
Sukadeva Gosvami said: Having thus offered his prayers, Brahma circumambulated his worshipable Lord, the unlimited Personality of Godhead, three times and then bowed down at His lotus feet. The appointed creator of the universe then returned to his own residence.
Although Lord Brahma had prayed to take birth as a blade of grass in Vrindavana or even in the area surrounding Vrindavana, Lord Krishna, by His silent response to Brahma's prayers, indicated that Brahma should return to his own abode. First Brahma had to complete his personal devotional service of universal creation; then he could come to Vrindavana and get the mercy of the inhabitants there. In other words, a devotee should always be attentive to executing his personal devotional service properly. This is more important than trying to live in the Lord's abode.
