Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.48.4

tathoddhavah sādhutayābhipūjito

nyashīdad urvyām abhimriśya cāsanam

krishno 'pi tūrnam śayanam mahā-dhanam

viveśa lokācaritāny anuvratah

SYNONYMS

tathā — also; uddhavah — Uddhava; sādhutayā — as a saintly person; abhipūjitah — worshiped; nyashīdat — sat; urvyām — on the ground; abhimriśya — touching; ca — and; āsanam — the seat; krishnah — Lord Krishna; api — and; tūrnam — without delay; śayanam — a bed; mahā-dhanam — very rich; viveśa — lay upon; loka — of human society; ācaritāni — the modes of behavior; anuvratah — imitating.

TRANSLATION

Uddhava also received a seat of honor, since he was a saintly person, but he simply touched it and sat on the floor. Then Lord Krishna, imitating the manners of human society, quickly made Himself comfortable on an opulent bed.

PURPORT

According to the ācāryas, Uddhava felt reverence for his Lord and thus declined to sit on an opulent seat in His presence; rather, he touched the seat with his hand and sat on the floor. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī adds that Lord Krishna made Himself comfortable on a bed located in the inner chambers of Trivakrā's home.

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