śrī-uddhava uvāca
yad uktam ṛṣinā deva
sācivyaḿ yakṣyatas tvayā
kāryaḿ paitṛ-ṣvasreyasya
rakṣā ca śaraṇaiṣiṇām
sri-uddhavah uvaca -- Sri Uddhava said; yat -- what; uktam -- was stated; rishina -- by the sage (Narada); deva -- O Lord; sacivyam -- assistance; yakshyatah -- to him who intends to perform sacrifice (Yudhishthira); tvaya -- by You; karyam -- should be rendered; paitri-shvasreyasya -- to Your father's sister's son; raksha -- protection; ca -- also; sarana -- shelter; eshinam -- for those who desire.
Sri Uddhava said: O Lord, as the sage advised, You should help Your cousin fulfill his plan for performing the Rajasuya sacrifice, and You should also protect the kings who are begging for Your shelter.
Devarshi Narada wanted Lord Krishna to go to Indraprastha and help His cousin Yudhishthira perform the Rajasuya sacrifice. At the same time, the members of the royal assembly strongly desired that He defeat Jarasandha and rescue the kings he was holding prisoner. The great-minded Uddhava could understand that Lord Krishna desired to do both things, and thus he intelligently advised how both these purposes could be simultaneously accomplished.
