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.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
श्रीशुक उवाच । ब्रह्मशापापदेशेन कालेनामोघवाञ्छितः । संहृत्य स्वकुलं नूनं त्यक्ष्यन् देहमचिन्तयत्
śrīśuka uvāca | brahmaśāpāpadeśena kālenāmoghavāñchitaḥ | saṃhṛtya svakulaṃ nūnaṃ tyakṣyan dehamacintayat
SB 3.4.29