A s the time approached for Lord Kṛṣṇa to wind up His earthly pastimes, Lord Brahmā and the other demigods went to see Him and asked Him to return to His abode in the spiritual world. Lord Kṛṣṇa promised that He would do so after the destruction of the Yadu dynasty.
By the Lord'sarrangement, the Yadu dynasty had been cursed to destroy itself. Now Kṛṣṇa reminded the Yadus of this curse and convinced them to go on pilgrimage to counteract it. After seeing and hearing the Lord converse with the elders of the Yadu dynasty, Uddhava approached Him in a secluded place, offered Him full obeisances, and told Him how intolerable separation from the Lord would be. He begged Kṛṣṇa to carry him to His abode. Lord Kṛṣṇa then began to instruct Uddhava about various transcendental subjects so that he would become detached.