śrī-śuka uvāca
indras tadātmanaḥ pūjāḿ
vijñāya vihatāḿ nṛpa
gopebhyaḥ kṛṣṇa-nāthebhyo
nandādibhyaś cukopa ha
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; indrah -- Lord Indra; tada -- then; atmanah -- his own; pujam -- worship; vijnaya -- understanding; vihatam -- diverted; nripa -- O King (Parikshit); gopebhyah -- at the cowherds; krishna-nathebhyah -- who took Krishna as their Lord; nanda-adibhyah -- headed by Nanda Maharaja; cukopa ha -- he became angry.
Sukadeva Gosvami said: My dear King Parikshit, when Indra understood that his sacrifice had been put aside, he became furious with Nanda Maharaja and the other cowherd men, who were accepting Krishna as their Lord.
At the very beginning of this chapter Sukadeva Gosvami reveals the foolishness of Indra and the absurdity of his anger. Indra was frustrated because the residents of Vrindavana accepted Sri Krishna as their Lord. But the simple fact is that Sri Krishna is the Lord, not only of the residents of Vrindavana but of all that exists, including Indra himself. Thus Indra's petulant reaction was ridiculous. As the common saying goes, "Pride goes before a fall."
