अपि देवर्षिणादिष्टः स कालोऽयमुपस्थितः ।
यदात्मनोऽङ्गमाक्रीडं भगवानुत्सिसृक्षति ॥८॥

api devarṣiṇādiṣṭaḥ
sa kālo 'yam upasthitaḥ
yadātmano 'ṅgam ākrīḍaṁ
bhagavān utsisṛkṣati


Text

Has the time indicated by Nārada arrived, when the Lord desires to give up his form engaged in pastimes?

Purport

Yudhisthira speaks in this manner about Krsna’s departure to express lamentation for a friend, and not to express the real truth. However Sarasvati speaks through his mouth, giving another meaning to his words. He desires to establish (sisrksati) his expansion form (atmanah angam) of Narayana above (ut) in Vaikuntha. What type of form has Narayana? It is somewhat expressive (a) of pastimes (kridam)