Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.4.29
SB 3.4.29
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śrī-śuka uvāca brahma-śāpāpadeśena kālenāmogha-vāñchitaḥ saṁhṛtya sva-kulaṁ sphītaṁ tyakṣyan deham acintayat
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī replied: My dear King, the cursing of the brāhmaṇas was only a plea, but the actual fact was the supreme desire of the Lord. He wanted to disappear from the face of the earth after dispatching His excessively numerous family members. He thought to Himself as follows.