sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; stuvatah -- while praying; tasya -- he, Akrura; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; darsayitva -- having shown; jale -- in the water; vapuh -- His personal form; bhuyah -- again; samaharat -- withdrew; krishnah -- Sri Krishna; natah -- an actor; natyam -- the performance; iva -- as; atmanah -- his own.

Sukadeva Gosvami said: While Akrura was still offering prayers, the Supreme Lord Krishna withdrew His form that He had revealed in the water, just as an actor winds up his performance.