Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 9: Mother Yasoda Binds Lord Lord Krsna

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.9.4

tam stanya-kama asadya

mathnantim jananim harih

grhitva dadhi-manthanam

nyasedhat pritim avahan

SYNONYMS

tam -- unto mother Yasoda; stanya-kamah -- Krsna, who was desiring to drink her breast milk; asadya -- appearing before her; mathnantim -- while she was churning butter; jananim -- to the mother; harih -- Krsna; grhitva -- catching; dadhi-manthanam -- the churning rod; nyasedhat -- forbade; pritim avahan -- creating a situation of love and affection.

TRANSLATION

While mother Yasoda was churning butter, Lord Krsna, desiring to drink the milk of her breast, appeared before her, and in order to increase her transcendental pleasure, He caught hold of the churning rod and began to prevent her from churning.

PURPORT

Krsna was sleeping within the room, and as soon as He got up, He became hungry and went to His mother. Wanting to stop her from churning and drink the milk of her breasts, He stopped her from moving the churning rod.

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