śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
ekadopavanaḿ rājan
jagmur yadu-kumārakāḥ
vihartuḿ sāmba-pradyumna
cāru-bhānu-gadādayaḥ
sri-badarayanih -- the son of Badarayana (Sukadeva Gosvami); uvaca -- said; ekada -- one day; upavanam -- to a small forest; rajan -- O King (Parikshit); jagmuh -- went; yadu-kumarakah -- boys of the Yadu dynasty; vihartum -- to play; samba-pradyumna-caru-bhanu-gada-adayah -- Samba, Pradyumna, Caru, Bhanu, Gada and others.
Sri Badarayani said: O King, one day Samba, Pradyumna, Caru, Bhanu, Gada and other young boys of the Yadu dynasty went to a small forest to play.
Srila Sridhara Svami states that the story of King Nriga, narrated in this chapter, is meant to give sober instructions to all proud kings. Through this incident Lord Krishna also gave serious lessons to the members of His own family who had become proud of their opulences.
