Krishna, with joined with joined hands, saluted Uddhava, and seeing him bent on departing (from the world) and knowing that the destruction of the Vrishnis was night, did not feel any disposition to prevent him.
तं प्रस्थितं महात्मानमभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिम्। जानन् विनाशं वृष्णीनां नैच्छद् वारयितुं हरिः॥