SB 10.41.1

Devanāgarī

श्रीशुक उवाच स्तुवतस्तस्य भगवान् दर्शयित्वा जले वपु: । भूय: समाहरत् कृष्णो नटो नाट्यमिवात्मन: ॥ १ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca stuvatas tasya bhagavān darśayitvā jale vapuḥ bhūyaḥ samāharat kṛṣṇo naṭo nāṭyam ivātmanaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;stuvataḥ—while praying;tasya—he, Akrūra;bhagavān—the Supreme Lord;darśayitvā—having shown;jale—in the water;vapuḥ—His personal form;bhūyaḥ—again;samāharat—withdrew;kṛṣṇaḥ—Śrī Kṛṣṇa;naṭaḥ—an actor;nāṭyam—the performance;iva—as;ātmanaḥ—his own.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: While Akrūra was still offering prayers, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa withdrew His form that He had revealed in the water, just as an actor winds up his performance.

Purport