| Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 9: Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Lord Krishna |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.9.18
SYNONYMS
sva-mātuh — of His own mother (Krishna's mother, Yaśodādevī); svinna-gātrāyāh — when Krishna saw His mother perspiring all over because of unnecessary labor; visrasta — were falling down; kabara — from her hair; srajah — of whom the flowers; drishtvā — by seeing the condition of His mother; pariśramam — He could understand that she was now overworked and feeling fatigued; krishnah — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kripayā — by His causeless mercy upon His devotee and mother; āsīt — agreed; sva-bandhane — in binding Him.
TRANSLATION
Because of mother Yaśodā's hard labor, her whole body became covered with perspiration, and the flowers and comb were falling from her hair. When child Krishna saw His mother thus fatigued, He became merciful to her and agreed to be bound.
PURPORT
When mother Yaśodā and the other ladies finally saw that Krishna, although decorated with many bangles and other jeweled ornaments, could not be bound with all the ropes available in the house, they decided that Krishna was so fortunate that He could not be bound by any material condition. Thus they gave up the idea of binding Him. But in competition between Krishna and His devotee, Krishna sometimes agrees to be defeated. Thus Krishna's internal energy, yogamāyā, was brought to work, and Krishna agreed to be bound by mother Yaśodā.
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