Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.9.8

ulūkhalāńghrer upari vyavasthitam

markāya kāmam dadatam śici sthitam

haiyańgavam caurya-viśańkitekshanam

nirīkshya paścāt sutam āgamac chanaih

SYNONYMS

ulūkhala-ańghreh — of the mortar in which spices were ground and which was being kept upside down; upari — on top; vyavasthitam — Krishna was sitting; markāya — unto a monkey; kāmam — according to His satisfaction; dadatam — delivering shares; śici sthitam — situated in the butter pot hanging on the swing; haiyańgavam — butter and other milk preparations; caurya-viśańkita — because of stealing, were anxiously looking hither and thither; īkshanam — whose eyes; nirīkshya — by seeing these activities; paścāt — from behind; sutam — her son; āgamat — she reached; śanaih — very slowly, cautiously.

TRANSLATION

Krishna, at that time, was sitting on an upside-down wooden mortar for grinding spices and was distributing milk preparations such as yogurt and butter to the monkeys as He liked. Because of having stolen, He was looking all around with great anxiety, suspecting that He might be chastised by His mother. Mother Yaśodā, upon seeing Him, very cautiously approached Him from behind.

PURPORT

Mother Yaśodā was able to trace Krishna by following His butter-smeared footprints. She saw that Krishna was stealing butter, and thus she smiled. Meanwhile, the crows also entered the room and came out in fear. Thus mother Yaśodā found Krishna stealing butter and very anxiously looking here and there.

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