श्रीशुक उवाच एवमुक्तो भगवता सोऽक्रूरो विमना इव । पुरीं प्रविष्ट: कंसाय कर्मावेद्य गृहं ययौ ॥ १८ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca evam ukto bhagavatā so ’krūro vimanā iva purīṁ praviṣṭaḥ kaṁsāya karmāvedya gṛhaṁ yayau
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- evam
- thus
- uktaḥ
- addressed
- bhagavatā
- by the Lord
- saḥ
- he
- akrūraḥ
- Akrūra
- vimanāḥ
- disheartened
- iva
- somewhat
- purīm
- the city
- praviṣṭaḥ
- entering
- kaṁsāya
- to Kaṁsa
- karma
- about his activities
- āvedya
- informing
- gṛham
- to his home
- yayau
- went
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus addressed by the Lord, Akrūra entered the city with a heavy heart. He informed King Kaṁsa of the success of his mission and then went home.