Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.8.43

ittham vidita-tattvāyām

gopikāyām sa īśvarah

vaishnavīm vyatanon māyām

putra-snehamayīm vibhuh

SYNONYMS

ittham — in this way; vidita-tattvāyām — when she understood the truth of everything philosophically; gopikāyām — unto mother Yaśodā; sah — the Supreme Lord; īśvarah — the supreme controller; vaishnavīm — vishnumāyā, or yogamāyā; vyatanot — expanded; māyām — yogamāyā; putra-sneha-mayīm — very much attached because of maternal affection for her son; vibhuh — the Supreme Lord.

TRANSLATION

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

PURPORT

Although mother Yaśodā understood the whole philosophy of life, at the next moment she was overwhelmed by affection for her son by the influence of yogamāyā. Unless she took care of her son Krishna, she thought, how could He be protected? She could not think otherwise, and thus she forgot all her philosophical speculations. This forgetfulness is described by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura as being inspired by the influence of yogamāyā (mohana-sādharmyān māyām). Materialistic persons are captivated by mahāmāyā, whereas devotees, by the arrangement of the spiritual energy, are captivated by yogamāyā.

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