tathoddhavaḥ sādhutayābhipūjito
nyaṣīdad urvyām abhimṛśya cāsanam
kṛṣṇo 'pi tūrṇaḿ śayanaḿ mahā-dhanaḿ
viveśa lokācaritāny anuvrataḥ
tatha -- also; uddhavah -- Uddhava; sadhutaya -- as a saintly person; abhipujitah -- worshiped; nyashidat -- sat; urvyam -- on the ground; abhimrisya -- touching; ca -- and; asanam -- the seat; krishnah -- Lord Krishna; api -- and; turnam -- without delay; sayanam -- a bed; maha-dhanam -- very rich; vivesa -- lay upon; loka -- of human society; acaritani -- the modes of behavior; anuvratah -- imitating.
Uddhava also received a seat of honor, since he was a saintly person, but he simply touched it and sat on the floor. Then Lord Krishna, imitating the manners of human society, quickly made Himself comfortable on an opulent bed.
According to the acaryas, Uddhava felt reverence for his Lord and thus declined to sit on an opulent seat in His presence; rather, he touched the seat with his hand and sat on the floor. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti adds that Lord Krishna made Himself comfortable on a bed located in the inner chambers of Trivakra's home.
