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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 7]
the  brāhmaṇas  are uncertain in their qualifications. Because there are no yajñic  brāhmaṇas , all  yajñas  are forbidden. The only  yajña  recommended in this age is  saṅkīrtana-yajña .  Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ  ( Bhāg.  11.5.32).  Yajña  is meant to satisfy  Viṣṇu  ( yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra loko 'yam karma-bandhanaḥ ). Because in this age there are no qualified  brāhmaṇas , people should perform  yajña  by chanting the Hare Krṣṇa  mantra  ( yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ ). Life is meant for  yajña , and  yajña  is performed by the chanting of Hare Krṣṇa, Hare Krṣṇa, Krṣṇa Krṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.
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एकदारोहमारूढं लालयन्ती सुतं सती । गरिमाणं शिशोर्वोढुं न सेहे गिरिकूटवत् ॥१८॥
ekadāroham ārūḍham   lālayantī sutam satī   garimāṇam śiśor voḍhum   na sehe giri-kūṭavat
ekadā —one time (estimated to have been when Krṣṇa was one year old);  āroham —on His mother's lap;  ārūḍham —who was sitting;  lālayantī —was patting;  sutam —her son;  satī —mother Yaśodā;  garimāṇam —because of an increase in heaviness;  śiśoḥ —of the child;  voḍhum —to bear Him;  na —not;  sehe —was able;  giri-kūṭa-vat —appearing like the weight of a mountain peak.
TRANSLATION
One day, a year after Krṣṇa's appearance, mother Yaśodā was patting her son on her lap. But suddenly she felt the child to be heavier than a mountain peak, and she could no longer bear His weight.
PURPORT
Lālayantī . Sometimes a mother lifts her child, and when the child falls in her hands, the child laughs, and the mother also enjoys pleasure. Yaśodā used to do this, but this time Krṣṇa became very heavy, and she could not bear His weight. Under the circumstances, it is to be under-