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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 4]
anything about My activities and transcendental potencies.” (Bg. 10.2) The right explanation of the Lord’s activities is given by Grandfather Bhīṣmadeva ( Bhāg.  1.9.16) as follows:
na hy asya karhicid rājan pumān veda vidhitsitam yad-vijījñāsayā yuktā muhyanti kavayo 'pi hi
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मन्त्रेषु मां वा उपहूय यत्त्व- मकुण्ठिताखण्डसदात्मबोधः । पृच्छेः प्रभो मुग्ध इवाप्रमत्त- स्तन्नो मनो मोहयतीव देव ॥१७॥
mantreṣu mām vā upahūya yat tvam akuṇṭhitākhaṇḍa-sadātma-bodhaḥ pṛccheḥ prabho mugdha ivāpramattas tan no mano mohayatīva deva
mantreṣu —in consultations;  mām —unto me;  vai —as either;  upahūya —by calling;  yat —as much as;  tvam —Your Lordship;  akuṇṭhita —without hesitation;  akhaṇḍa —without being separated;  sadā —eternally;  ātma —self;  bodhaḥ —intelligent;  pṛccheḥ —asked;  prabho —O my Lord;  mugdhaḥ —bewildered;  iva —as if it were so;  apramattaḥ —although never bewildered;  tat —that;  naḥ —us;  manaḥ —mind;  mohayati —bewilders;  iva —as it is so;  deva —O my Lord.
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, Your eternal Self is never divided by the influence of time, and there is no limitation to Your perfect knowledge. Thus You were sufficiently able to consult with Yourself, yet You called upon me for consultation, as if bewildered, although You are never bewildered. And this act of Yours bewilders me.
PURPORT
Uddhava was never actually bewildered, but he says that all these contradictions appear to be bewildering. The whole discussion between Kṛṣṇa and Uddhava was meant for the benefit of Maitreya, who was sitting nearby. The Lord used to call Uddhava for consultation when the city was attacked by Jarāsandha and others and when He executed great sacrifices as part of His routine royal work as Lord of Dvārakā. The Lord