śrī-śuka uvāca
ekadā dvāravatyāḿ tu
vipra-patnyāḥ kumārakaḥ
jāta-mātro bhuvaḿ spṛṣṭvā
mamāra kila bhārata
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; ekada -- once; dvaravatyam -- in Dvaraka; tu -- and; vipra -- a brahmana's; patnyah -- of the wife; kumarakah -- the infant son; jata -- born; matrah -- only; bhuvam -- the ground; sprishtva -- touching; mamara -- died; kila -- indeed; bharata -- O descendant of Bharata (Parikshit Maharaja).
Sukadeva Gosvami said: Once, in Dvaraka, a brahmana's wife gave birth to a son, but the newborn infant died as soon as he touched the ground, O Bharata.
In this chapter Lord Vishnu has been glorified as the Supreme Godhead. Now Sukadeva Gosvami is going to identify Lord Krishna with that same Personality of Godhead by describing another pastime of His, one which highlighted His unequaled, divine characteristics.
