श्रीशुक उवाच पृष्टो भगवता सर्वं वर्णयामास माधव: । वैरानुबन्धं यदुषु वसुदेववधोद्यमम् ॥ ८ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca pṛṣṭo bhagavatā sarvaṁ varṇayām āsa mādhavaḥ vairānubandhaṁ yaduṣu vasudeva-vadhodyamam
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- pṛṣṭaḥ
- requested
- bhagavatā
- by the Supreme Lord
- sarvam
- everything
- varṇayām āsa
- described
- mādhavaḥ
- Akrūra, descendant of Madhu
- vaira-anubandham
- the inimical attitude
- yaduṣu
- toward the Yadus
- vasudeva
- Vasudeva
- vadha
- to murder
- udyamam
- the attempt
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In response to the Supreme Lord’s request, Akrūra, the descendant of Madhu, described the whole situation, including King Kaṁsa’s enmity toward the Yadus and his attempt to murder Vasudeva.