SB 1.13.49

निष्पादितं देवकृत्यमवशेषं प्रतीक्षते ।
तावद्यूयमवेक्षध्वं भवेद्यावदिहेश्वरः ॥ ४९ ॥
niṣpāditaṁ deva-kṛtyam avaśeṣaṁ pratīkṣate
tāvad yūyam avekṣadhvaṁ bhaved yāvad iheśvaraḥ

Synonyms

deva-kṛtyam — the work of the gods [the task of uprooting their enemies (tad-vipakṣa-kṣapaṇam)165]; niṣpāditam — having been accomplished; [by Him (tena)]; [adhunā] pratīkṣate — He now awaits; [kevalam166] avaśeṣam — only the remaining act [the destruction of the Yadu dynasty (yadu-kula-kṣayam),167 after which He will depart for His own abode (tato nijaṁ dhāma yās-yati)]; [therefore (athaḥ)]; yāvat — as long as; īśvaraḥ — Bhagavān; bhavet — remains [vartate]; iha — here on earth [bhūr-loke]; yūyam [api] — you too; avekṣadhvam — should await that moment [tāvad eva avekṣadhvam]; [after which, you too can depart like your uncles (tataḥ pitṛvan nirgacchateti bhāvaḥ)].

Translation

The work of the gods having been accomplished by Him, He now awaits only the remaining act [the destruction of the Yadu dynasty and His departure for His own abode]. Therefore, as long as Bhagavān remains here on earth, you too should await that moment.

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