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The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta
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rudantam —crying;  sutam —son;  ādāya —picking up;  yaśodā —mother Yaśodā;  graha-śaṅkitā —fearing some bad planet;  kṛta-svastyayanam —immediately performed a ritualistic ceremony for good fortune;  vipraiḥ —by calling all the  brāhmaṇas ;  sūktaiḥ —by Vedic hymns;  stanam —her breast;  apāyayat —made the child suck.
TRANSLATION
Thinking that some bad planet had attacked Kṛṣṇa, mother Yaśodā picked up the crying child and allowed Him to suck her breast. Then she called for experienced  brāhmaṇas  to chant Vedic hymns and perform an auspicious ritualistic ceremony.
PURPORT
Whenever there is some danger or some inauspicious occurrence, it is the custom of Vedic civilization to have qualified  brāhmaṇas  immediately chant Vedic hymns to counteract it. Mother Yaśodā did this properly and allowed the baby to suck her breast.
TEXT 12
पूर्ववत् स्थापितं गोपैर्बलिभिः सपरिच्छदम् । विप्रा हुत्वार्चयाञ्चक्रुर्दध्यक्षतकुशाम्बुभिः ॥१२॥
pūrvavat sthāpitam gopair balibhiḥ sa-paricchadam viprā hutvārcayām cakrur dadhy-akṣata-kuśāmbubhiḥ
pūrva-vat —as the handcart had been situated before;  sthāpitam —again assembled with the pots situated properly;  gopaiḥ —by the cowherd men;  balibhiḥ —all of whom were very strong and stout and who could therefore assemble the parts without difficulty;  sa-paricchadam —with all the paraphernalia kept on it;  viprāḥ —the  brāhmaṇas ;  hutvā —after performing a fire ceremony;  arcayām cakruḥ —performed ritualistic ceremonies;  dadhi —with curd;  akṣata —grains of rice;  kuśa —and  kuśa  grass;  ambubhiḥ —with water.