Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.30.2

brahma-śāpopasaḿsṛṣṭe

sva-kule yādavarṣabhaḥ

preyasīḿ sarva-netrāṇāḿ

tanuḿ sa katham atyajat

SYNONYMS

brahma-śāpa — by the curse of the brāhmaṇas; upasaḿsṛṣṭe — having been destroyed; sva-kule — His own family; yādava-ṛṣabhaḥ — the chief of the Yadus; preyasīm — most dear; sarva-netrāṇām — to all eyes; tanum — the body; saḥ — He; katham — how; atyajat — gave up.

TRANSLATION

After His own dynasty met destruction from the curse of the brāhmaṇas, how could the best of the Yadus give up His body, the dearmost object of all eyes?

PURPORT

In relation to this verse, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that the Personality of Godhead never gives up His spiritual body, which is eternal, full of bliss and knowledge. The word katham therefore indicates "How is it possible?", meaning it is not actually possible for Lord Kṛṣṇa to give up His eternal form, which is preyasīḿ sarva-netrāṇām, the most attractive object of pleasure for the eyes and all other senses.

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