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The Birth of Lord Krṣṇa
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changes;  sahamānau —by enduring;  śvāsa-rodha —by practicing  yoga , controlling the breath;  vinirdhūta —the dirty things accumulated in the mind were completely washed away;  manaḥ-malau —the mind became clean, free from material contamination;  śīrṇa —rejected, dry;  parṇa —leaves from the trees;  anila —and air;  āhārau —eating;  upaśāntena —peaceful;  cetasā —with a fully controlled mind;  mattaḥ —from Me;  kāmān abhīpsantau —desiring to beg some benediction;  mat —My;  ārādhanam —worship;  īhatuḥ —you both executed.
TRANSLATION
My dear father and mother, you endured rain, wind, strong sun, scorching heat and severe cold, suffering all sorts of inconvenience according to different seasons. By practicing prāṇāyāma to control the air within the body through  yoga , and by eating only air and dry leaves fallen from the trees, you cleansed from your minds all dirty things. In this way, desiring a benediction from Me, you worshiped Me with peaceful minds.
PURPORT
Vasudeva and Devakī did not obtain the Supreme Personality of Godhead as their son very easily, nor does the Supreme Godhead accept merely anyone as His father and mother. Here we can see how Vasudeva and Devakī obtained Krṣṇa as their eternal son. In our own lives, we are meant to follow the principles indicated herewith for getting good children. Of course, it is not possible for everyone to get Krṣṇa as his son, but at least one can get very good sons and daughters for the benefit of human society. In  Bhagavad-gītā  it is said that if human beings do not follow the spiritual way of life, there will be an increase of  varṇa-sankara  population, population begotten like cats and dogs, and the entire world will become like hell. Not practicing Krṣṇa consciousness but simply encouraging artificial means to check the population will be futile; the population will increase, and it will consist of  varṇa-sankara , unwanted progeny. It is better to teach people how to beget children not like hogs and dogs, but in controlled life.
Human life is meant not for becoming a hog or dog, but for  tapo divyam , transcendental austerity. Everyone should be taught to undergo