Curse.

 The Supreme Lord said: 'That what you said to Me, oh greatly fortunate one [Uddhava], is indeed My plan [to withdraw the dynasty].  Brahmâ, Bhava and the leaders of the worlds, are looking forward to see me back in My abode .  I have completed My task here for the sake of the God-conscious souls [to diminish the burden of the earth] for which I, upon the prayers of Lord Brahmâ, have descended together with My partial expansion [Balarâma].  Because of the curse [of the brahmins] this family will certainly find its end. It will be destroyed in a mutual quarrel and on the seventh day [from now] the ocean will inundate this city [Dvârakâ]. Oh man of virtue, when I have abandoned this world, it will soon fall victim of Kali and be bereft of all piety After I have left, you certainly should not stay here, oh gentle soul, for in Kali's time the people on earth will take pleasure in misconduct. With your mind fully fixed on Me you should in fact forsake all emotional ties with your family and friends and being equal towards all wander around in this world .This  world you think of, talk about, look at, listen to and such, you should consider a transitory presentation of matters, a game of shadows that captures your imagination . Someone not [spiritually] connected is confused about many values and assumes things to be right or wrong. Thus considering good and evil he makes a difference between right action, no action and wrong action. Consider therefore, with your senses under control and your mind connected, this world as situated within the Self that expanded everywhere and that Self as being situated in Me, the Supreme Lord. Fully endowed with knowledge and wisdom, being satisfied in one's mind and of understanding with the Self that for every embodied soul constitutes the object of affection, one is never discouraged by hindrances.  Having risen above the two of [right and] wrong, he does not turn away from what is forbidden thinking it is bad, nor does he engage in what is enjoined because of considering it good -  like a young child he does not judge. When one firmly being fixed in knowledge and wisdom sees the universe as being pervaded by Me and peacefully, as a well-wisher, acts towards all living beings, one will never again fall into [the] misfortune [of repeated births].'

S'rî S'uka said: 'Oh King, after thus by the Supreme Lord having been instructed, the exalted and fortunate Uddhava eager to learn about the supreme principle, bowed down to the Infallible Lord to offer his obeisances and spoke.  S'rî Uddhava said: 'Oh Lord of Yoga, oh Unity keeping us together, oh Essence of uniting in consciousness and Source of mystical power, You spoke to my advantage about the forsaking as is known in the renounced order  This renunciation is difficult to perform my Lord, when one is dedicated to [the not regulated love of one's] lust and sense gratification, especially when one is not devoted to You I think  With my consciousness merged with the body and its relations as arranged by Your mâyâ, I am thus foolish [being caught in the notion] of 'I' and 'mine'. Teach me therefore, so that Your servant may easily perform according to the process You teach. Who else is there but You who are of the Truth and personally reveal Yourself to me? Who else but my Lord, the Supreme Soul, does actually qualify for this? Not even among the awakened souls I find such a one. Everyone up to the ones led by Brahmâ, is in his consciousness an embodied soul who, when he takes the external world for substantial, is bewildered by Your mâyâ. I who with my mind in renunciation am tormented by distress, approach You therefore for shelter Nârâyana, oh Friend of Man, oh You perfect, unlimited and omniscient Lord ever fresh in Your abode of Vaikunthha.'

The Supreme Lord said: 'Human beings well acquainted with the state of affairs in this world, generally deliver themselves with the help of their own intelligence from the inauspicious disposition [of the 'I' and 'mine' perspective]. A person in a way constitutes his own guru because he with the help of his reasoning and direct perception [his self-instruction], may find his [real] benefit. They who are wise and experienced with the order of [sankhya or analytic] yoga, can see Me in their human existence, clearly manifested in My full glory, with all My energies Many types of bodies have evolved with one, two, three, four or more legs or with none at all. The human form among these is the one most dear to Me  In this world being situated in such a body one may look for Me, the Supreme Controller, by following direct signs [in bhakti listening and meditating] with the help of one's qualities of perception [intelligence, mind and senses]. [But in mere jñâna] by logical reasoning following indirect symptoms  I cannot be perceived.