"If you argue that for the Supreme Lord there is no adharma, what would be his purpose in performing such abominable acts? One cannot answer that he does so to fulfill his desires, because his desires are already fulfilled (aptakamah)." "But in this avatara he must do these condemned activities." "Then how could he be the head of the Yadus who follow the highest dharma? This is not only my doubt but the doubt of many people. It is our (nah) doubt. That the lord, though he is apta kama and atma rama, enjoyed enthusiastically with the gopis, who were the very form prema and bliss, is a very deep concept. Not understanding, doubts will arise among people. Though you are deeply committed to proper conduct (suvrata), you have become extremely involved with the lilas involving such condemned conduct. From this also doubt arises."

If he acts in this way, how can he be the leader of the Yadus who are the greatest followers of dharma? There is no other doubt. Parīkṣit says “we” to indicate many people in the assembly. The heart becomes disturbed by the fact that Kṛṣṇa was the crown jewel of good conduct and also the corrupter of scripture. O Śukadeva, fixed in brahmacārya (suvrata)! He acted contrary to your conduct. This conduct is condemned. Or, you are fixed in good conduct (suvrata) but if you cannot explain this, then good conduct that you and others follow will be destroyed. There is another opposite meaning. He is the leader of the devotees (yadu-patiḥ). To give mercy to devotees, he sometimes transgresses dharma. Did he do condemned acts (jugupsitam)? Never. He has done what is approved by the devotees. Why? He desired to spread his prema through the rāsa pastimes (āpta-kāmaḥ). By spreading prema, the highest result, he did not perform censured acts, but rather by the rāsa dance he satisfied all the devotees. There can be no doubt about this. Moving his folded hands, Parīkṣit asked Śukadeva to destroy the doubts of those assembled, including himself out of humility. He says destroy “generally (prāya)” since some present, the devotees who know the conclusions of scripture and were inundated with rasa had no doubts about the rāsa pastimes filled with prema. I ask for the benefit of the inattentive members of the assembly. This is not my doubt. Therefore cut the chains of their doubts so they no longer have fear (abhi), O Śukadeva, fixed in bhakti (suvrata)!