Text 25] Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form
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babies would catch the ends of the calves' tails, and the calves would drag Them here and there. When the ladies saw these pastimes, they certainly stopped their household activities and laughed and enjoyed the incidents.
PURPORT
While crawling in curiosity, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma would sometimes catch the ends of the tails of calves. The calves, feeling that someone had caught them, would begin to flee here and there, and the babies would hold on very tightly, being afraid of how the calves were moving. The calves, seeing that the babies were holding them tightly, would also become afraid. Then the ladies would come to rescue the babies and gladly laugh. This was their enjoyment.
TEXT 25
शृङ्गचाग्निदंष्ट्रचसिजलद्विजकण्टकेभ्यः
क्रीडापरावतिचलौ स्वसुतौ निषेद्धुम्।
गृह्याणि कर्तुमपि यत्र न तज्जनन्यौ
शेकात आपतुरलं मनसोऽनवस्थाम् ॥२५॥
śṛṅgy-agni-daṁṣṭry-asi-jala-dvija-kaṇṭakebhyaḥ 
    krīḍā-parāv aticalau sva-sutau niṣeddhum 
    gṛhyāṇi kartum api yatra na taj-jananyau 
    śekāta āpatur alaṁ manaso 'navasthām
śṛṅgī—with the cows; agni—fire; daṁṣṭrī—monkeys and dogs; asi—swords; jala—water; dvija—birds; kaṇṭakebhyaḥ—and thorns; krīḍā-parau ati-calau—the babies, being too restless, engaged in play; sva-sutau—their own two sons; niṣeddhum—just to stop Them; gṛhyāṇi—household duties; kartum api—by executing; yatra—when; na—not; tat-jananyau—Their mothers (Rohiṇī and Yaśodā); śekāte—able; āpatuḥ—obtained; alaṁ—indeed; manasaḥ—of the mind; ana-vasthām—equilibrium.