Text 52] Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form
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PURPORT
Although when the Supreme Personality of Godhead stole the butter, curd and milk of the neighboring  gopas  and  gopīs  this teasing superficially seemed troublesome, in fact it was an exchange of affection in the ecstasy of devotional service. The more the  gopas  and  gopīs  exchanged feelings with the Lord, the more their devotional service increased. Sometimes we may superficially see that a devotee is in difficulty because of being engaged in devotional service, but the fact is different. When a devotee suffers for Kṛṣṇa, that suffering is transcendental enjoyment. Unless one becomes a devotee, this cannot be understood. When Kṛṣṇa exhibited His childhood pastimes, not only did Nanda Mahārāja and Yaśodā increase their devotional affection, but those in their association also increased in devotional service. In other words, persons who follow the activities of Vṛndāvana will also develop devotional service in the highest perfection.
TEXT 52
कृष्णो ब्रह्मण आदेशं सत्यं कर्तुं व्रजे विभुः । सहरामो वसंश्चक्रे तेषां प्रीतिं स्वलीलया ॥५२॥
kṛṣṇo brahmaṇa ādeśam satyam kartum vraje vibhuḥ saha-rāmo vasamś cakre teṣām prītim sva-līlayā
kṛṣṇaḥ —the Supreme Personality, Kṛṣṇa;  brahmaṇaḥ —of Lord Brahmā;  ādeśam —the order;  satyam —truthful;  kartum —to make;  vraje —in Vrajabhūmi, Vṛndāvana;  vibhuḥ —the supreme powerful;  saha-rāmaḥ —along with Balarāma;  vasan —residing;  cakre —increased;  teṣām —of all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana;  prītim —the pleasure;  sva-līlayā —by His transcendental pastimes.
TRANSLATION
Thus the Supreme Personality, Kṛṣṇa, along with Balarāma, lived in Vrajabhūmi, Vṛndāvana, just to substantiate the benediction of Brahmā. By exhibiting different pastimes in His childhood,