> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

> > ******

> > Chapter Eight: Lord Krishna Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth

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> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > gargah purohito râjan

> > yadûnâm sumahâ-tapâh

> > vrajam jagâma nandasya

> > vasudeva-pracoditah

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; gargah - Gargamuni; purohitah - the priest; râjan - O King Parîkchit; yadûnâm - of the Yadu dynasty; su-mahâ- tapâh - highly elevated in austerity and penance; vrajam - to the village known as Vrajabhûmi; jagâma - went; nandasya - of Mahârâja Nanda; vasudeva- pracoditah - being inspired by Vasudeva.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: O Mahârâja Parîkchit, the priest of the Yadu dynasty, namely Gargamuni, who was highly elevated in austerity and penance, was then inspired by Vasudeva to go see Nanda Mahârâja at his home.

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> > TEXT 2

> > tam drishthvâ parama-prîtah

> > pratyutthâya kritân'jalih

> > ânarcâdhokshaja-dhiyâ

> > pranipâta-purahsaram

> > tam - him (Gargamuni); drishthvâ - after seeing; parama-prîtah - Nanda Mahârâja was very much pleased; pratyutthâya - standing up to receive him; krita- an'jalih - with folded hands; ânarca - worshiped; adhokshaja-dhiyâ - although Gargamuni was visible to the senses, Nanda Mahârâja maintained a very high respect for him; pranipâta-purahsaram - Nanda Mahârâja fell down before him and offered obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Nanda Mahârâja saw Gargamuni present at his home, Nanda was so pleased that he stood up to receive him with folded hands. Although seeing Gargamuni with his eyes, Nanda Mahârâja could appreciate that Gargamuni was adhokshaja; that is, he was not an ordinary person seen by material senses.

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> > TEXT 3

> > sûpavishtham kritâtithyam

> > girâ sûnritayâ munim

> > nandayitvâbravîd brahman

> > pûrnasya karavâma kim

> > su-upavishtham - when Gargamuni was seated very comfortably; krita-âtithyam - and he had been properly received as a guest; girâ - by words; sûnritayâ - very sweet; munim - Gargamuni; nandayitvâ - pleasing him in this way; abravît - said; brahman - O brâhmana; pûrnasya - of one who is full in everything; karavâma kim - what can I do for you (kindly order me).

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Gargamuni had been properly received as a guest and was very comfortably seated, Nanda Mahârâja submitted with gentle and submissive words: Dear sir, because you are a devotee, you are full in everything. Yet my duty is to serve you. Kindly order me. What can I do for you?

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> > TEXT 4

> > mahad-vicalanam nrnâm

> > grihinâm dîna-cetasâm

> > nihs'reyasâya bhagavan

> > kalpate nânyathâ kvacit

> > mahat-vicalanam - the movement of great personalities; nrnâm - in the houses of ordinary persons; grihinâm - especially householders; dîna-cetasâm - who are very simple-minded, being engaged in family maintenance and nothing more; nihs'reyasâya - a great personality has no reason to go to the grihastha but to benefit him; bhagavan - O most powerful devotee; kalpate - is to be taken that way; na anyathâ - not for any other purpose; kvacit - at any time.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my lord, O great devotee, persons like you move from one place to another not for their own interests but for the sake of poor-hearted grihasthas [householders]. Otherwise they have no interest in going from one place to another.

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> > TEXT 5

> > jyotishâm ayanam sâkshâd

> > yat taj jn'ânam atîndriyam

> > pranîtam bhavatâ yena

> > pumân veda parâvaram

> > jyotishâm - knowledge of astrology (along with other aspects of culture in human society, and specifically in civilized society, there must be knowledge of astrology); ayanam - the movements of the stars and planets in relationship to human society; sâkshât - directly; yat tat jn'ânam - such knowledge; ati-indriyam - which an ordinary person cannot understand because it is beyond his vision; pranîtam bhavatâ - you have prepared a perfect book of knowledge; yena - by which; pumân - any person; veda - can understand; para- avaram - the cause and effect of destiny.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O great saintly person, you have compiled the astrological knowledge by which one can understand past and present unseen things. By the strength of this knowledge, any human being can understand what he has done in his past life and how it affects his present life. This is known to you.

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> > TEXT 6

> > tvam hi brahma-vidâm s'reshthhah

> > samskârân kartum arhasi

> > bâlayor anayor nrnâm

> > janmanâ brâhmano guruh

> > tvam - Your Holiness; hi - indeed; brahma-vidâm - of all brâhmanas, or persons who understand what is Brahman (brahma jânâtîti brâhmanah); s'reshthhah - you are the best; samskârân - ceremonies performed for reformation (because by these reformatory activities one takes one's second birth: samskârâd bhaved dvijah); kartum arhasi - because you have kindly come here, kindly execute; bâlayoh - of these two sons (Krishna and Balarâma); anayoh - of both of Them; nrnâm - not only of Them, but of all human society; janmanâ - as soon as he takes birth; brâhmanah - immediately the brâhmana becomes; guruh - the guide.[vi]tad-vijn'ânârtham sa gurum evâbhigacchet (Mundaka Upanishad 1.2.12). It is the duty of everyone to approach a brâhmana as the guru.*

> > TRANSLATION

> > My lord, you are the best of the brâhmanas, especially because you are fully aware of the jyotih-s'âstra, the astrological science. Therefore you are naturally the spiritual master of every human being. This being so, since you have kindly come to my house, kindly execute the reformatory activities for my two sons.

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> > TEXT 7

> > s'rî-garga uvâca

> > yadûnâm aham âcâryah

> > khyâtas' ca bhuvi sarvadâ

> > sutam mayâ samskritam te

> > manyate devakî-sutam

> > s'rî-gargah uvâca - Gargamuni said; yadûnâm - of the Yadu dynasty; aham - I am; âcâryah - the priestly guide, or purohita; khyâtah ca - this is already known; bhuvi - everywhere; sarvadâ - always; sutam - the son; mayâ - by me; samskritam - having undergone the purificatory process; te - of you; manyate - would be considered; devakî-sutam - the son of Devakî.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Gargamuni said: My dear Nanda Mahârâja, I am the priestly guide of the Yadu dynasty. This is known everywhere. Therefore, if I perform the purificatory process for your sons, Kamsa will consider Them the sons of Devakî.

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> > TEXTS 8 - 9

> > kamsah pâpa-matih sakhyam

> > tava cânakadundubheh

> > devakyâ ashthamo garbho

> > na strî bhavitum arhati

> > iti san'cintayan' chrutvâ

> > devakyâ dârikâ-vacah

> > api hantâ gatâs'ankas

> > tarhi tan no 'nayo bhavet

> > kamsah - King Kamsa; pâpa-matih - very, very sinful, having a polluted mind; sakhyam - friendship; tava - your; ca - also; ânaka-dundubheh - of Vasudeva; devakyâh - of Devakî; ashthamah garbhah - the eighth pregnancy; na - not; strî - a woman; bhavitum arhati - is possible to be;

> > iti - in this way; san'cintayan - considering; s'rutvâ - and hearing (this news); devakyâh - of Devakî; dârikâ-vacah - the message from the daughter; api - although there was; hantâ gata-âs'ankah - there is a possibility that Kamsa would take steps to kill this child; tarhi - therefore; tat - that incident; nah - for us; anayah bhavet - may not be very good.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Kamsa is both a great diplomat and a very sinful man. Therefore, having heard from Yogamâyâ, the daughter of Devakî, that the child who will kill him has already been born somewhere else, having heard that the eighth pregnancy of Devakî could not bring forth a female child, and having understood your friendship with Vasudeva, Kamsa, upon hearing that the purificatory process has been performed by me, the priest of the Yadu dynasty, may certainly consider all these points and suspect that Krishna is the son of Devakî and Vasudeva. Then he might take steps to kill Krishna. That would be a catastrophe.

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> > TEXT 10

> > s'rî-nanda uvâca

> > alakshito 'smin rahasi

> > mâmakair api go-vraje

> > kuru dvijâti-samskâram

> > svasti-vâcana-pûrvakam

> > s'rî-nandah uvâca - Nanda Mahârâja said (to Gargamuni); alakshitah - without Kamsa's knowledge; asmin - in this cow shed; rahasi - in a very solitary place; mâmakaih - even by my relatives; api - a still more secluded place; go-vraje - in the cow shed; kuru - just execute; dvijâti-samskâram - the purificatory process of second birth (samskârâd bhaved dvijah); svasti-vâcana-pûrvakam - by chanting the Vedic hymns to perform the purificatory process.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nanda Mahârâja said: My dear great sage, if you think that your performing this process of purification will make Kamsa suspicious, then secretly chant the Vedic hymns and perform the purifying process of second birth here in the cow shed of my house, without the knowledge of anyone else, even my relatives, for this process of purification is essential.

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> > TEXT 11

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > evam samprârthito viprah

> > sva-cikîrshitam eva tat

> > cakâra nâma-karanam

> > gûdho rahasi bâlayoh

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; evam - in this way; samprârthitah - being eagerly requested; viprah - the brâhmana Gargamuni; sva- cikîrshitam eva - which he already desired to do and for which he had gone there; tat - that; cakâra - performed; nâma-karanam - the name-giving ceremony; gûdhah - confidentially; rahasi - in a secluded place; bâlayoh - of the two boys (Krishna and Balarâma).

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued: Having thus been especially requested by Nanda Mahârâja to do that which he already desired to do, Gargamuni performed the name-giving ceremony for Krishna and Balarâma in a solitary place.

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> > TEXT 12

> > s'rî-garga uvâca

> > ayam hi rohinî-putro

> > ramayan suhrido gunaih

> > âkhyâsyate râma iti

> > balâdhikyâd balam viduh

> > yadûnâm aprithag-bhâvât

> > sankarshanam us'anty api

> > s'rî-gargah uvâca - Gargamuni said; ayam - this; hi - indeed; rohinî-putrah - the son of Rohinî; ramayan - pleasing; suhridah - all His friends and relatives; gunaih - by transcendental qualities; âkhyâsyate - will be called; râmah - by the name Râma, the supreme enjoyer; iti - in this way; bala-âdhikyât - because of extraordinary strength; balam viduh - will be known as Balarâma; yadûnâm - of the Yadu dynasty; aprithak-bhâvât - because of not being separated from you; sankarshanam - by the name Sankarshana, or uniting two families; us'anti - attracts; api - also.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Gargamuni said: This child, the son of Rohinî, will give all happiness to His relatives and friends by His transcendental qualities. Therefore He will be known as Râma. And because He will manifest extraordinary bodily strength, He will also be known as Bala. Moreover, because He unites two families - Vasudeva's family and the family of Nanda Mahârâja - He will be known as Sankarshana.

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> > TEXT 13

> > âsan varnâs trayo hy asya

> > grihnato 'nuyugam tanûh

> > s'uklo raktas tathâ pîta

> > idânîm krishnatâm gatah

> > âsan - were assumed; varnâh trayah - three colors; hi - indeed; asya - of your son Krishna; grihnatah - accepting; anuyugam tanûh - transcendental bodies according to the different yugas; s'uklah - sometimes white; raktah - sometimes red; tathâ - as well as; pîtah - sometimes yellow; idânîm krishnatâm gatah - at the present moment He has assumed a blackish color.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Your son Krishna appears as an incarnation in every millennium. In the past, He assumed three different colors - white, red and yellow - and now He has appeared in a blackish color. [In another Dvâpara-yuga, He appeared (as Lord Râmacandra) in the color of s'uka, a parrot. All such incarnations have now assembled in Krishna.]

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> > TEXT 14

> > prâg ayam vasudevasya

> > kvacij jâtas tavâtmajah

> > vâsudeva iti s'rîmân

> > abhijn'âh sampracakshate

> > prâk - before; ayam - this child; vasudevasya - of Vasudeva; kvacit - sometimes; jâtah - was born; tava - your; âtmajah - Krishna, who has taken birth as your child; vâsudevah - therefore He may be given the name Vâsudeva; iti - thus; s'rîmân - very beautiful; abhijn'âh - those who are learned; sampracakshate - also say that Krishna is Vâsudeva.

> > TRANSLATION

> > For many reasons, this beautiful son of yours sometimes appeared previously as the son of Vasudeva. Therefore, those who are learned sometimes call this child Vâsudeva.

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> > TEXT 15

> > bahûni santi nâmâni

> > rûpâni ca sutasya te

> > guna-karmânurûpâni

> > tâny aham veda no janâh

> > bahûni - various; santi - there are; nâmâni - names; rûpâni - forms; ca - also; sutasya - of the son; te - your; guna-karma-anu-rûpâni - according to His attributes and activities; tâni - them; aham - I; veda - know; no janâh - not ordinary persons.

> > TRANSLATION

> > For this son of yours there are many forms and names according to His transcendental qualities and activities. These are known to me, but people in general do not understand them.

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> > TEXT 16

> > esha vah s'reya âdhâsyad

> > gopa-gokula-nandanah

> > anena sarva-durgâni

> > yûyam an'jas tarishyatha

> > eshah - this child; vah - for all of you people; s'reyah - the most auspicious; âdhâsyat - will act all-auspiciously; gopa-gokula-nandanah - just like a cowherd boy, born in a family of cowherd men as the son of the estate of Gokula; anena - by Him; sarva-durgâni - all kinds of miserable conditions; yûyam - all of you; an'jah - easily; tarishyatha - will overcome.

> > TRANSLATION

> > To increase the transcendental bliss of the cowherd men of Gokula, this child will always act auspiciously for you. And by His grace only, you will surpass all difficulties.

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> > SB 10.8.17

> > TEXT 17

> > purânena vraja-pate

> > sâdhavo dasyu-pîditâh

> > arâjake rakshyamânâ

> > jigyur dasyûn samedhitâh

> > purâ - formerly; anena - by Krishna; vraja-pate - O King of Vraja; sâdhavah - those who were honest; dasyu-pîditâh - being disturbed by rogues and thieves; arâjake - when there was an irregular government; rakshyamânâh - were protected; jigyuh - conquered; dasyûn - the rogues and thieves; samedhitâh - flourished.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Nanda Mahârâja, as recorded in history, when there was an irregular, incapable government, Indra having been dethroned, and people were being harassed and disturbed by thieves, this child appeared in order to protect the people and enable them to flourish, and He curbed the rogues and thieves.

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> > TEXT 18

> > ya etasmin mahâ-bhâgâh

> > prîtim kurvanti mânavâh

> > nârayo 'bhibhavanty etân

> > vishnu-pakshân ivâsurâh

> > ye - those persons who; etasmin - unto this child; mahâ-bhâgâh - very fortunate; prîtim - affection; kurvanti - execute; mânavâh - such persons; na - not; arayah - the enemies; abhibhavanti - do overcome; etân - those who are attached to Krishna; vishnu-pakshân - the demigods, who always have Lord Vishnu on their side; iva - like; asurâh - the demons.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Demons [asuras] cannot harm the demigods, who always have Lord Vishnu on their side. Similarly, any person or group attached to Krishna is extremely fortunate. Because such persons are very much affectionate toward Krishna, they cannot be defeated by demons like the associates of Kamsa [or by the internal enemies, the senses].

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> > TEXT 19

> > tasmân nandâtmajo 'yam te

> > nârâyana-samo gunaih

> > s'riyâ kîrtyânubhâvena

> > gopâyasva samâhitah

> > tasmât - therefore; nanda - O Nanda Mahârâja; âtmajah - your son; ayam - this; te - of you; nârâyana-samah - is as good as Nârâyana (Nârâyana Himself showing transcendental qualities); gunaih - by qualities; s'riyâ - by opulence; kîrtyâ - especially by His name and fame; anubhâvena - and by His influence; gopâyasva - just raise this child; samâhitah - with great attention and precaution.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In conclusion, therefore, O Nanda Mahârâja, this child of yours is as good as Nârâyana. In His transcendental qualities, opulence, name, fame and influence, He is exactly like Nârâyana. You should all raise this child very carefully and cautiously.

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> > TEXT 20

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > ity âtmânam samâdis'ya

> > garge ca sva-griham gate

> > nandah pramudito mene

> > âtmânam pûrnam âs'ishâm

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti - thus; âtmânam - about the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Soul; samâdis'ya - after fully instructing; garge - when Gargamuni; ca - also; sva-griham - to his own abode; gate - had departed; nandah - Mahârâja Nanda; pramuditah - became extremely pleased; mene - considered; âtmânam - his own self; pûrnam âs'ishâm - full of all good fortune.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rîla S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued: After Gargamuni, having instructed Nanda Mahârâja about Krishna, departed for his own home, Nanda Mahârâja was very pleased and considered himself full of all good fortune.

> > PURPORT

> > Krishna is the Supersoul, and Nanda Mahârâja is the individual soul. By the instructions of Gargamuni, both of them were blessed. Nanda Mahârâja was thinking of Krishna's safety from the hands of demons like Pûtanâ and S'akathâsura, and because he possessed such a son, he thought of himself as most fortunate.

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> > SB 10.8.21

> > TEXT 21

> > kâlena vrajatâlpena

> > gokule râma-kes'avau

> > jânubhyâm saha pânibhyâm

> > ringamânau vijahratuh

> > kâlena - of time; vrajatâ - passing; alpena - a very small duration; gokule - in Gokula, Vraja-dhâma; râma-kes'avau - both Balarâma and Krishna; jânubhyâm - by the strength of Their knees; saha pânibhyâm - resting on Their hands; ringamânau - crawling; vijahratuh - enjoyed childhood play.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After a short time passed, both brothers, Râma and Krishna, began to crawl on the ground of Vraja with the strength of Their hands and knees and thus enjoy Their childhood play.

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> > TEXT 22

> > tâv anghri-yugmam anukrishya sarîsripantau

> > ghosha-praghosha-ruciram vraja-kardameshu

> > tan-nâda-hrishtha-manasâv anusritya lokam

> > mugdha-prabhîtavad upeyatur anti mâtroh

> > tau - Krishna and Balarâma; anghri-yugmam anukrishya - dragging Their legs; sarîsripantau - crawling like snakes; ghosha-praghosha-ruciram - producing a sound with Their ankle bells that was very, very sweet to hear; vraja- kardameshu - in the mud created by cow dung and cow urine on the earth of Vrajabhûmi; tat-nâda - by the sound of those ankle bells; hrishtha-manasau - being very much pleased; anusritya - following; lokam - other persons; mugdha - thus being enchanted; prabhîta-vat - then again being afraid of them; upeyatuh - immediately returned; anti mâtroh - toward Their mothers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Krishna and Balarâma, with the strength of Their legs, crawled in the muddy places created in Vraja by cow dung and cow urine, Their crawling resembled the crawling of serpents, and the sound of Their ankle bells was very charming. Very much pleased by the sound of other people's ankle bells, They used to follow these people as if going to Their mothers, but when They saw that these were other people, They became afraid and returned to Their real mothers, Yas'odâ and Rohinî.

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> > TEXT 23

> > tan-mâtarau nija-sutau ghrinayâ snuvantyau

> > pankânga-râga-rucirâv upagrihya dorbhyâm

> > dattvâ stanam prapibatoh sma mukham nirîkshya

> > mugdha-smitâlpa-das'anam yayatuh pramodam

> > tat-mâtarau - Their mothers (Rohinî and Yas'odâ); nija-sutau - their own respective sons; ghrinayâ - with great affection; snuvantyau - allowed to suck the flowing milk from their breasts very happily; panka-anga-râga- rucirau - whose beautiful transcendental bodies were covered with muddy cow dung and urine; upagrihya - taking care of; dorbhyâm - by their arms; dattvâ - delivering Them; stanam - the breast; prapibatoh - when the babies were sucking; sma - indeed; mukham - the mouth; nirîkshya - and seeing; mugdha-smita- alpa-das'anam - smiling with little teeth coming out of Their mouths (they were more and more attracted); yayatuh - and enjoyed; pramodam - transcendental bliss.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Dressed with muddy earth mixed with cow dung and cow urine, the babies looked very beautiful, and when They went to Their mothers, both Yas'odâ and Rohinî picked Them up with great affection, embraced Them and allowed Them to suck the milk flowing from their breasts. While sucking the breast, the babies smiled, and Their small teeth were visible. Their mothers, upon seeing those beautiful teeth, enjoyed great transcendental bliss.

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> > TEXT 24

> > yarhy anganâ-dars'anîya-kumâra-lîlâv

> > antar-vraje tad abalâh pragrihîta-pucchaih

> > vatsair itas tata ubhâv anukrishyamânau

> > prekshantya ujjhita-grihâ jahrishur hasantyah

> > yarhi - when; anganâ-dars'anîya - visible only to the ladies within the house; kumâra-lîlau - the pastimes S'rî Krishna and Balarâma exhibited as children; antah-vraje - within the inside of Vraja, in the house of Nanda Mahârâja; tat - at that time; abalâh - all the ladies; pragrihîta-pucchaih - the ends of their tails having been caught by Krishna and Balarâma; vatsaih - by the calves; itah tatah - here and there; ubhau - both Krishna and Balarâma; anukrishyamânau - being dragged; prekshantyah - seeing such things; ujjhita - given up; grihâh - their household affairs; jahrishuh - enjoyed very much; hasantyah - while laughing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Within the house of Nanda Mahârâja, the cowherd ladies would enjoy seeing the pastimes of the babies Râma and Krishna. The babies would catch the ends of the calves' tails, and the calves would drag Them here and there. When the ladies saw these pastimes, they certainly stopped their household activities and laughed and enjoyed the incidents.

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> > TEXT 25

> > s'ringy-agni-damshthry-asi-jala-dvija-kanthakebhyah

> > krîdâ-parâv aticalau sva-sutau nisheddhum

> > grihyâni kartum api yatra na taj-jananyau

> > s'ekâta âpatur alam manaso 'navasthâm

> > s'ringî - with the cows; agni - fire; damshthrî - monkeys and dogs; asi - swords; jala - water; dvija - birds; kanthakebhyah - and thorns; krîdâ-parau ati-calau - the babies, being too restless, engaged in play; sva-sutau - their own two sons; nisheddhum - just to stop Them; grihyâni - household duties; kartum api - by executing; yatra - when; na - not; tat-jananyau - Their mothers (Rohinî and Yas'odâ); s'ekâte - able; âpatuh - obtained; alam - indeed; manasah - of the mind; anavasthâm - equilibrium.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When mother Yas'odâ and Rohinî were unable to protect the babies from calamities threatened by horned cows, by fire, by animals with claws and teeth such as monkeys, dogs and cats, and by thorns, swords and other weapons on the ground, they were always in anxiety, and their household engagements were disturbed. At that time, they were fully equipoised in the transcendental ecstasy known as the distress of material affection, for this was aroused within their minds.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > kâlenâlpena râjarshe

> > râmah krishnas' ca gokule

> > aghrishtha-jânubhih padbhir

> > vicakramatur an'jasâ

> > kâlena alpena - within a very short time; râjarshe - O King (Mahârâja Parîkchit); râmah krishnah ca - both Râma and Krishna; gokule - in the village of Gokula; aghrishtha-jânubhih - without the help of crawling on Their knees; padbhih - by Their legs alone; vicakramatuh - began to walk; an'jasâ - very easily.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King Parîkchit, within a very short time both Râma and Krishna began to walk very easily in Gokula on Their legs, by Their own strength, without the need to crawl.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > tatas tu bhagavân krishno

> > vayasyair vraja-bâlakaih

> > saha-râmo vraja-strînâm

> > cikrîde janayan mudam

> > tatah - thereafter; tu - but; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krishnah - Lord Krishna; vayasyaih - with Their playmates; vraja-bâlakaih - with other small children in Vraja; saha-râmah - along with Balarâma; vraja- strînâm - of all the ladies of Vraja; cikrîde - played very happily; janayan - awakening; mudam - transcendental bliss.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, Lord Krishna, along with Balarâma, began to play with the other children of the cowherd men, thus awakening the transcendental bliss of the cowherd women.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > krishnasya gopyo ruciram

> > vîkshya kaumâra-câpalam

> > s'rinvantyâh kila tan-mâtur

> > iti hocuh samâgatâh

> > krishnasya - of Krishna; gopyah - all the gopîs; ruciram - very attractive; vîkshya - observing; kaumâra-câpalam - the restlessness of the childish pastimes; s'rinvantyâh - just to hear them again and again; kila - indeed; tat- mâtuh - in the presence of His mother; iti - thus; ha - indeed; ûcuh - said; samâgatâh - assembled there.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Observing the very attractive childish restlessness of Krishna, all the gopîs in the neighborhood, to hear about Krishna's activities again and again, would approach mother Yas'odâ and speak to her as follows.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > vatsân mun'can kvacid asamaye kros'a-san'jâta-hâsah

> > steyam svâdv atty atha dadhi-payah kalpitaih steya-yogaih

> > markân bhokshyan vibhajati sa cen nâtti bhândam bhinnatti

> > dravyâlâbhe sagriha-kupito yâty upakros'ya tokân

> > vatsân - the calves; mun'can - releasing; kvacit - sometimes; asamaye - at odd times; kros'a-san'jâta-hâsah - after this, when the head of the house is angry, Krishna begins to smile; steyam - obtained by stealing; svâdu - very tasteful; atti - eats; atha - thus; dadhi-payah - pot of curd and milk; kalpitaih - devised; steya-yogaih - by some sort of stealing process; markân - to the monkeys; bhokshyan - giving to eat; vibhajati - divides their portion; sah - the monkey; cet - if; na - not; atti - eats; bhândam - the pot; bhinnatti - He breaks; dravya- alâbhe - when eatables are unavailable or He cannot find such pots; sa-griha- kupitah - He becomes angry at the residents of the house; yâti - He goes away; upakros'ya - irritating and pinching; tokân - the small children.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "Our dear friend Yas'odâ, your son sometimes comes to our houses before the milking of the cows and releases the calves, and when the master of the house becomes angry, your son merely smiles. Sometimes He devises some process by which He steals palatable curd, butter and milk, which He then eats and drinks. When the monkeys assemble, He divides it with them, and when the monkeys have their bellies so full that they won't take more, He breaks the pots. Sometimes, if He gets no opportunity to steal butter or milk from a house, He will be angry at the householders, and for His revenge He will agitate the small children by pinching them. Then, when the children begin crying, Krishna will go away.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > hastâgrâhye racayati vidhim pîthhakolûkhalâdyais'

> > chidram hy antar-nihita-vayunah s'ikya-bhândeshu tad-vit

> > dhvântâgâre dhrita-mani-ganam svângam artha-pradîpam

> > kâle gopyo yarhi griha-krityeshu suvyagra-cittâh

> > hasta-agrâhye - when the destination is out of the reach of His hands; racayati - He arranges to make; vidhim - a means; pîthhaka - by wooden planks piled together; ulûkhala-âdyaih - and by overturning the stone mortar for grinding spices; chidram - a hole; hi - indeed; antah-nihita - about the contents of the pot; vayunah - with such knowledge; s'ikya - hanging by a swing; bhândeshu - in the pots; tat-vit - expert in that knowledge, or in full knowledge; dhvânta-âgâre - in a very dark room; dhrita-mani-ganam - because of being decorated with valuable jewels; sva-angam - His own body; artha- pradîpam - is the light required for seeing in darkness; kâle - after that, in due course of time; gopyah - the elderly gopîs; yarhi - as soon as; griha- krityeshu - in discharging household affairs; su-vyagra-cittâh - are busily engaged.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "When the milk and curd are kept high on a swing hanging from the ceiling and Krishna and Balarâma cannot reach it, They arrange to reach it by piling up various planks and turning upside down the mortar for grinding spices. Being quite aware of the contents of a pot, They pick holes in it. While the elderly gopîs go about their household affairs, Krishna and Balarâma sometimes go into a dark room, brightening the place with the valuable jewels and ornaments on Their bodies and taking advantage of this light by stealing.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > evam dhârshthyâny us'ati kurute mehanâdîni vâstau

> > steyopâyair viracita-kritih supratîko yathâste

> > ittham strîbhih sa-bhaya-nayana-s'rî-mukhâlokinîbhir

> > vyâkhyâtârthâ prahasita-mukhî na hy upâlabdhum aicchat

> > evam - in this way; dhârshthyâni - naughty activities; us'ati - in a neat and clean place; kurute - sometimes does; mehana-âdîni - passing stool and urine; vâstau - in our houses; steya-upâyaih - and by inventing different devices to steal butter and milk; viracita-kritih - is very expert; su-pratîkah - is now sitting down here like a very good, well-behaved child; yathâ âste - while staying here; ittham - all these topics of conversation; strîbhih - by the gopîs; sa-bhaya-nayana - just now sitting there with fearful eyes; s'rî- mukha - such a beautiful face; âlokinîbhih - by the gopîs, who were enjoying the pleasure of seeing; vyâkhyâta-arthâ - and while complaining against Him before mother Yas'odâ; prahasita-mukhî - they were smiling and enjoying; na - not; hi - indeed; upâlabdhum - to chastise and threaten (rather, she enjoyed how Krishna was sitting there as a very good boy); aicchat - she desired.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "When Krishna is caught in His naughty activities, the master of the house will say to Him, 'Oh, You are a thief,' and artificially express anger at Krishna. Krishna will then reply, 'I am not a thief. You are a thief.' Sometimes, being angry, Krishna passes urine and stool in a neat, clean place in our houses. But now, our dear friend Yas'odâ, this expert thief is sitting before you like a very good boy." Sometimes all the gopîs would look at Krishna sitting there, His eyes fearful so that His mother would not chastise Him, and when they saw Krishna's beautiful face, instead of chastising Him they would simply look upon His face and enjoy transcendental bliss. Mother Yas'odâ would mildly smile at all this fun, and she would not want to chastise her blessed transcendental child.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > ekadâ krîdamânâs te

> > râmâdyâ gopa-dârakâh

> > krishno mridam bhakshitavân

> > iti mâtre nyavedayan

> > ekadâ - once upon a time; krîdamânâh - now Krishna, being still more grown up, was playing with other children of the same age; te - they; râma- âdyâh - Balarâma and others; gopa-dârakâh - other boys born in the same neighborhood of the cowherd men; krishnah mridam bhakshitavân - O Mother, Krishna has eaten earth (a complaint was lodged); iti - thus; mâtre - unto mother Yas'odâ; nyavedayan - they submitted.

> > TRANSLATION

> > One day while Krishna was playing with His small playmates, including Balarâma and other sons of the gopas, all His friends came together and lodged a complaint to mother Yas'odâ. "Mother," they submitted, "Krishna has eaten earth."

> > ******

> > TEXT 33

> > sâ grihîtvâ kare krishnam

> > upâlabhya hitaishinî

> > yas'odâ bhaya-sambhrânta-

> > prekshanâksham abhâshata

> > sâ - mother Yas'odâ; grihîtvâ - taking; kare - within the hands (being anxious about what Krishna might have eaten); krishnam - Krishna; upâlabhya - wanted to chastise Him; hita-eshinî - because she was anxious for the welfare of Krishna, she became very much agitated, thinking, "How is it that Krishna has eaten earth?"; yas'odâ - mother Yas'odâ; bhaya-sambhrânta-prekshana-aksham - began to look very carefully within Krishna's mouth in fear, to see if Krishna had eaten something dangerous; abhâshata - began to address Krishna.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Upon hearing this from Krishna's playmates, mother Yas'odâ, who was always full of anxiety over Krishna's welfare, picked Krishna up with her hands to look into His mouth and chastise Him. Her eyes fearful, she spoke to her son as follows.

> > ******

> > SB 10.8.34

> > TEXT 34

> > kasmân mridam adântâtman

> > bhavân bhakshitavân rahah

> > vadanti tâvakâ hy ete

> > kumârâs te 'grajo 'py ayam

> > kasmât - why; mridam - dirt; adânta-âtman - You restless boy; bhavân - You; bhakshitavân - have eaten; rahah - in a solitary place; vadanti - are lodging this complaint; tâvakâh - Your friends and playmates; hi - indeed; ete - all of them; kumârâh - boys; te - Your; agrajah - older brother; api - also (confirms); ayam - this.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Dear Krishna, why are You so restless that You have eaten dirt in a solitary place? This complaint has been lodged against You by all Your playmates, including Your elder brother, Balarâma. How is this?

> > ******

> > TEXT 35

> > nâham bhakshitavân amba

> > sarve mithyâbhis'amsinah

> > yadi satya-giras tarhi

> > samaksham pas'ya me mukham

> > na - not; aham - I; bhakshitavân - have eaten dirt; amba - My dear mother; sarve - all of them; mithya-abhis'amsinah - all liars, simply complaining against Me so that you may chastise Me; yadi - if it is actually a fact; satya-girah - that they have spoken the truth; tarhi - then; samaksham - directly; pas'ya - see; me - My; mukham - mouth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord S'rî Krishna replied: My dear mother, I have never eaten dirt. All My friends complaining against Me are liars. If you think they are being truthful, you can directly look into My mouth and examine it.

> > ******

> > TEXT 36

> > yady evam tarhi vyâdehî-

> > ty uktah sa bhagavân harih

> > vyâdattâvyâhatais'varyah

> > krîdâ-manuja-bâlakah

> > yadi - if; evam - it is so; tarhi - then; vyâdehi - open Your mouth wide (I want to see); iti uktah - in this way ordered by mother Yas'odâ; sah - He; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; harih - the Supreme Lord; vyâdatta - opened His mouth; avyâhata-ais'varyah - without minimizing any potencies of absolute opulence (ais'varyasya samagrasya); krîdâ - pastimes; manuja-bâlakah - exactly like the child of a human being.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mother Yas'odâ challenged Krishna, "If You have not eaten earth, then open Your mouth wide." When challenged by His mother in this way, Krishna, the son of Nanda Mahârâja and Yas'odâ, to exhibit pastimes like a human child, opened His mouth. Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, who is full of all opulences, did not disturb His mother's parental affection, His opulence was automatically displayed, for Krishna's opulence is never lost at any stage, but is manifest at the proper time.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 37 - 39

> > sâ tatra dadris'e vis'vam

> > jagat sthâsnu ca kham dis'ah

> > sâdri-dvîpâbdhi-bhûgolam

> > sa-vâyv-agnîndu-târakam

> > jyotis'-cakram jalam tejo

> > nabhasvân viyad eva ca

> > vaikârikânîndriyâni

> > mano mâtrâ gunâs trayah

> > etad vicitram saha-jîva-kâla-

> > svabhâva-karmâs'aya-linga-bhedam

> > sûnos tanau vîkshya vidâritâsye

> > vrajam sahâtmânam avâpa s'ankâm

> > sâ - mother Yas'odâ; tatra - within the wide-open mouth of Krishna; dadris'e - saw; vis'vam - the whole universe; jagat - moving entities; sthâsnu - maintenance of nonmoving entities; ca - and; kham - the sky; dis'ah - the directions; sa- adri - with the mountains; dvîpa - islands; abdhi - and oceans; bhû-golam - the surface of the earth; sa-vâyu - with the blowing wind; agni - fire; indu - the moon; târakam - stars;

> > jyotih-cakram - the planetary systems; jalam - water; tejah - light; nabhasvân - outer space; viyat - the sky; eva - also; ca - and; vaikârikâni - creation by transformation of ahankâra; indriyâni - the senses; manah - mind; mâtrâh - sense perception; gunâh trayah - the three material qualities (sattva, rajas and tamas);

> > etat - all these; vicitram - varieties; saha - along with; jîva-kâla - the duration of life of all living entities; svabhâva - natural instinct; karma-âs'aya - resultant action and desire for material enjoyment; linga-bhedam - varieties of bodies according to desire; sûnoh tanau - in the body of her son; vîkshya - seeing; vidârita-âsye - within the wide-open mouth; vrajam - Vrindâvana-dhâma, Nanda Mahârâja's place; saha- âtmânam - along with herself; avâpa - was struck; s'ankâm - with all doubts and wonder.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Krishna opened His mouth wide by the order of mother Yas'odâ, she saw within His mouth all moving and nonmoving entities, outer space, and all directions, along with mountains, islands, oceans, the surface of the earth, the blowing wind, fire, the moon and the stars. She saw the planetary systems, water, light, air, sky, and creation by transformation of ahankâra. She also saw the senses, the mind, sense perception, and the three qualities goodness, passion and ignorance. She saw the time allotted for the living entities, she saw natural instinct and the reactions of karma, and she saw desires and different varieties of bodies, moving and nonmoving. Seeing all these aspects of the cosmic manifestation, along with herself and Vrindâvana-dhâma, she became doubtful and fearful of her son's nature.

> > ******

> > TEXT 40

> > kim svapna etad uta devamâyâ

> > kim vâ madîyo bata buddhi-mohah

> > atho amushyaiva mamârbhakasya

> > yah kas'canautpattika âtma-yogah

> > kim - whether; svapnah - a dream; etat - all this; uta - or otherwise; deva-mâyâ - an illusory manifestation by the external energy; kim vâ - or else; madîyah - my personal; bata - indeed; buddhi-mohah - illusion of intelligence; atho - otherwise; amushya - of such; eva - indeed; mama arbhakasya - of my child; yah - which; kas'cana - some; autpattikah - natural; âtma-yogah - personal mystic power.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Mother Yas'odâ began to argue within herself:] Is this a dream, or is it an illusory creation by the external energy? Has this been manifested by my own intelligence, or is it some mystic power of my child?

> > ******

> > TEXT 41

> > atho yathâvan na vitarka-gocaram

> > ceto-manah-karma-vacobhir an'jasâ

> > yad-âs'rayam yena yatah pratîyate

> > sudurvibhâvyam pranatâsmi tat-padam

> > atho - therefore she decided to surrender unto the Supreme Lord; yathâ-vat - as perfectly as one can perceive; na - not; vitarka-gocaram - beyond all arguments, reason and sense perception; cetah - by consciousness; manah - by mind; karma - by activities; vacobhih - or by words; an'jasâ - taking all of them together, we cannot understand them; yat-âs'rayam - under whose control; yena - by whom; yatah - from whom; pratîyate - can be conceived only that from Him everything emanates; su-durvibhâvyam - beyond our sense perception or consciousness; pranatâ asmi - let me surrender; tat-padam - at His lotus feet.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Therefore let me surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead and offer my obeisances unto Him, who is beyond the conception of human speculation, the mind, activities, words and arguments, who is the original cause of this cosmic manifestation, by whom the entire cosmos is maintained, and by whom we can conceive of its existence. Let me simply offer my obeisances, for He is beyond my contemplation, speculation and meditation. He is beyond all of my material activities.

> > ******

> > TEXT 42

> > aham mamâsau patir esha me suto

> > vrajes'varasyâkhila-vittapâ satî

> > gopyas' ca gopâh saha-godhanâs' ca me

> > yan-mâyayettham kumatih sa me gatih

> > aham - my existence ("I am something"); mama - my; asau - Nanda Mahârâja; patih - husband; eshah - this (Krishna); me sutah - is my son; vraja-îs'varasya - of my husband, Nanda Mahârâja; akhila-vitta-pâ - I am the possessor of unlimited opulence and wealth; satî - because I am his wife; gopyah ca - and all the damsels of the cowherd men; gopâh - all the cowherd men (are my subordinates); saha-godhanâh ca - with the cows and calves; me - my; yat- mâyayâ - all such things addressed by me are, after all, given by the mercy of the Supreme; ittham - thus; kumatih - I am wrongly thinking they are my possessions; sah me gatih - He is therefore my only shelter (I am simply instrumental).

> > TRANSLATION

> > It is by the influence of the Supreme Lord's mâyâ that I am wrongly thinking that Nanda Mahârâja is my husband, that Krishna is my son, and that because I am the queen of Nanda Mahârâja, all the wealth of cows and calves are my possessions and all the cowherd men and their wives are my subjects. Actually, I also am eternally subordinate to the Supreme Lord. He is my ultimate shelter.

> > ******

> > TEXT 43

> > ittham vidita-tattvâyâm

> > gopikâyâm sa îs'varah

> > vaishnavîm vyatanon mâyâm

> > putra-snehamayîm vibhuh

> > ittham - in this way; vidita-tattvâyâm - when she understood the truth of everything philosophically; gopikâyâm - unto mother Yas'odâ; sah - the Supreme Lord; îs'varah - the supreme controller; vaishnavîm - vishnumâyâ, or yogamâyâ; vyatanot - expanded; mâyâm - yogamâyâ; putra-sneha-mayîm - very much attached because of maternal affection for her son; vibhuh - the Supreme Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mother Yas'odâ, by the grace of the Lord, could understand the real truth. But then again, the supreme master, by the influence of the internal potency, yogamâyâ, inspired her to become absorbed in intense maternal affection for her son.

> > ******

> > TEXT 44

> > sadyo nashtha-smritir gopî

> > sâropyâroham âtmajam

> > pravriddha-sneha-kalila-

> > hridayâsîd yathâ purâ

> > sadyah - after all these philosophical speculations, mother Yas'odâ fully surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nashtha-smritih - having gotten rid of the memory of seeing the universal form within Krishna's mouth; gopî - mother Yas'odâ; sâ - she; âropya - seating; âroham - on the lap; âtmajam - her son; pravriddha - increased; sneha - by affection; kalila - affected; hridayâ - the core of her heart; âsît - became situated; yathâ purâ - as she was formerly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Immediately forgetting yogamâyâ's illusion that Krishna had shown the universal form within His mouth, mother Yas'odâ took her son on her lap as before, feeling increased affection in her heart for her transcendental child.

> > ******

> > TEXT 45

> > trayyâ copanishadbhis' ca

> > sânkhya-yogais' ca sâtvataih

> > upagîyamâna-mâhâtmyam

> > harim sâmanyatâtmajam

> > trayyâ - by studying the three Vedas (Sâma, Yajur and Atharva); ca - also; upanishadbhih ca - and by studying the Vedic knowledge of the Upanishads; sânkhya-yogaih - by reading the literature of sânkhya-yoga; ca - and; sâtvataih - by the great sages and devotees, or by reading Vaishnava-tantra, Pan'carâtras; upagîyamâna-mâhâtmyam - whose glories are worshiped (by all these Vedic literatures); harim - unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sâ - she; amanyata - considered (ordinary); âtmajam - as her own son.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are studied through the three Vedas, the Upanishads, the literature of Sânkhya-yoga, and other Vaishnava literature, yet mother Yas'odâ considered that Supreme Person her ordinary child.

> > ******

> > TEXT 46

> > s'rî-râjovâca

> > nandah kim akarod brahman

> > s'reya evam mahodayam

> > yas'odâ ca mahâ-bhâgâ

> > papau yasyâh stanam harih

> > s'rî-râjâ uvâca - Mahârâja Parîkchit further inquired (from S'ukadeva Gosvâmî); nandah - Mahârâja Nanda; kim - what; akarot - performed; brahman - O learned brâhmana; s'reyah - auspicious activities, like performing penances and austerities; evam - as exhibited by him; mahâ-udayam - from which they achieved the greatest perfection; yas'odâ - mother Yas'odâ; ca - also; mahâ-bhâgâ - most fortunate; papau - drank; yasyâh - of whom; stanam - the breast milk; harih - the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having heard of the great fortune of mother Yas'odâ, Parîkchit Mahârâja inquired from S'ukadeva Gosvâmî: O learned brâhmana, mother Yas'odâ's breast milk was sucked by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. What past auspicious activities did she and Nanda Mahârâja perform to achieve such perfection in ecstatic love?

> > ******

> > TEXT 47

> > pitarau nânvavindetâm

> > krishnodârârbhakehitam

> > gâyanty adyâpi kavayo

> > yal loka-s'amalâpaham

> > pitarau - the actual father and mother of Krishna; na - not; anvavindetâm - enjoyed; krishna - of Krishna; udâra - magnanimous; arbhaka-îhitam - the childhood pastimes He performed; gâyanti - are glorifying; adya api - even today; kavayah - great, great sages and saintly persons; yat - which is; loka- s'amala-apaham - by hearing of which the contamination of the whole material world is vanquished.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Although Krishna was so pleased with Vasudeva and Devakî that He descended as their son, they could not enjoy Krishna's magnanimous childhood pastimes, which are so great that simply chanting about them vanquishes the contamination of the material world. Nanda Mahârâja and Yas'odâ, however, enjoyed these pastimes fully, and therefore their position is always better than that of Vasudeva and Devakî.

> > ******

> > TEXT 48

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > drono vasûnâm pravaro

> > dharayâ bhâryayâ saha

> > karishyamâna âdes'ân

> > brahmanas tam uvâca ha

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; dronah - by the name Drona; vasûnâm - of the eight Vasus (a type of demigod); pravarah - who was the best; dharayâ - with Dharâ; bhâryayâ - His wife; saha - with; karishyamânah - just to execute; âdes'ân - the orders; brahmanah - of Lord Brahmâ; tam - unto him; uvâca - said; ha - in the past.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: To follow the orders of Lord Brahmâ, Drona, the best of the Vasus, along with his wife, Dharâ, spoke to Lord Brahmâ in this way.

> > ******

> > TEXT 49

> > jâtayor nau mahâdeve

> > bhuvi vis'ves'vare harau

> > bhaktih syât paramâ loke

> > yayân'jo durgatim taret

> > jâtayoh - after we two have taken birth; nau - both husband and wife, Drona and Dharâ; mahâdeve - in the Supreme Person, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhuvi - on the earth; vis'va-îs'vare - in the master of all the planetary systems; harau - in the Supreme Lord; bhaktih - devotional service; syât - will be spread; paramâ - the ultimate goal of life; loke - in the world; yayâ - by which; an'jah - very easily; durgatim - miserable life; taret - one can avoid and be delivered.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Drona and Dharâ said: Please permit us to be born on the planet earth so that after our appearance, the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller and master of all planets, will also appear and spread devotional service, the ultimate goal of life, so that those born in this material world may very easily be delivered from the miserable condition of materialistic life by accepting this devotional service.

> > ******

> > TEXT 50

> > astv ity uktah sa bhagavân

> > vraje drono mahâ-yas'âh

> > jajn'e nanda iti khyâto

> > yas'odâ sâ dharâbhavat

> > astu - when Brahmâ agreed, "Yes, it is all right"; iti uktah - thus being ordered by him; sah - he (Drona); bhagavân - eternally the father of Krishna (Bhagavân's father is also Bhagavân); vraje - in Vrajabhûmi, Vrindâvana; dronah - Drona, the most powerful Vasu; mahâ-yas'âh - the very famous transcendentalist; jajn'e - appeared; nandah - as Nanda Mahârâja; iti - thus; khyâtah - is celebrated; yas'odâ - as mother Yas'odâ; sâ - she; dharâ - the same Dharâ; abhavat - appeared.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Brahmâ said, "Yes, let it be so," the most fortune Drona, who was equal to Bhagavân, appeared in Vrajapura, Vrindâvana, as the most famous Nanda Mahârâja, and his wife, Dharâ, appeared as mother Yas'odâ.

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> > TEXT 51

> > tato bhaktir bhagavati

> > putrî-bhûte janârdane

> > dampatyor nitarâm âsîd

> > gopa-gopîshu bhârata

> > tatah - thereafter; bhaktih bhagavati - the cult of bhakti, devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; putrî-bhûte - in the Lord, who had appeared as the son of mother Yas'odâ; janârdane - in Lord Krishna; dam- patyoh - of both husband and wife; nitarâm - continuously; âsît - there was; gopa- gopîshu - all the inhabitants of Vrindâvana, the gopas and the gopîs, associating with Nanda Mahârâja and Yas'odâ and following in their footsteps; bhârata - O Mahârâja Parîkchit.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, O Mahârâja Parîkchit, best of the Bhâratas, when the Supreme Personality of Godhead became the son of Nanda Mahârâja and Yas'odâ, they maintained continuous, unswerving devotional love in parental affection. And in their association, all the other inhabitants of Vrindâvana, the gopas and gopîs, developed the culture of krishna-bhakti.

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> > SB 10.8.52

> > TEXT 52

> > krishno brahmana âdes'am

> > satyam kartum vraje vibhuh

> > saha-râmo vasams' cakre

> > teshâm prîtim sva-lîlayâ

> > krishnah - the Supreme Personality, Krishna; brahmanah - of Lord Brahmâ; âdes'am - the order; satyam - truthful; kartum - to make; vraje - in Vrajabhûmi, Vrindâvana; vibhuh - the supreme powerful; saha-râmah - along with Balarâma; vasan - residing; cakre - increased; teshâm - of all the inhabitants of Vrindâvana; prîtim - the pleasure; sva-lîlayâ - by His transcendental pastimes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus the Supreme Personality, Krishna, along with Balarâma, lived in Vrajabhûmi, Vrindâvana, just to substantiate the benediction of Brahmâ. By exhibiting different pastimes in His childhood, He increased the transcendental pleasure of Nanda and the other inhabitants of Vrindâvana.

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