śrī-rājovāca
tato mahā-bhāgavata
uddhave nirgate vanam
dvāravatyāḿ kim akarod
bhagavān bhūta-bhāvanaḥ
sri-raja uvaca -- the king said; tatah -- then; maha-bhagavate -- the great devotee; uddhave -- Uddhava; nirgate -- when he had gone; vanam -- to the forest; dvaravatyam -- in Dvaraka; kim -- what; akarot -- did; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhuta -- of all living beings; bhavanah -- the protector.
King Parikshit said: After the great devotee Uddhava left for the forest, what did the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the protector of all living beings, do in the city of Dvaraka?
Parikshit Maharaja now inquires from Sukadeva Gosvami about the topic of Chapter One of this canto, namely the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty and Lord Krishna's return to the spiritual sky. Because Lord Krishna was playing the part of an ordinary member of the Yadu dynasty, He appeared to react to the curse of the brahmanas by giving up His earthly pastimes. Lord Krishna cannot actually be cursed by anyone. Narada Muni and the other sages who cursed the Yadu dynasty are eternal devotees of Lord Krishna and could hardly curse Him. Therefore, in giving up His pastimes and leaving the earth with the Yadu dynasty, Lord Krishna demonstrated His internal potency and personal will, since no one can challenge the supreme potency of the Personality of Godhead.
