Text 19]
Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Kṛṣṇa
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not be bound with all the ropes available in the house, they decided that Kṛṣṇa was so fortunate that He could not be bound by any material condition. Thus they gave up the idea of binding Him. But in competition between Kṛṣṇa and His devotee, Kṛṣṇa sometimes agrees to be defeated. Thus Kṛṣṇa's internal energy,  yogamāyā , was brought to work, and Kṛṣṇa agreed to be bound by mother Yaśodā.
TEXT 19
एवं संदर्शिता ह्यङ्ग हरिणा भृत्यवश्यता । स्ववशेनापि कृष्णेन यस्येदं सेश्वरं वशे ॥१९॥
evam sandarśitā hy aṅga hariṇā bhṛtya-vaśyatā sva-vaśenāpi kṛṣṇena yasyedam seśvaram vaśe
evam —in this manner;  sandarśitā —was exhibited;  hi —indeed;  aṅga —O Mahārāja Parikṣit;  hariṇā —by the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  bhṛtya-vaśyatā —His transcendental quality of becoming subordinate to His servitor or devotee;  sva-vaśena —who is within the control only of His own self;  api —indeed;  kṛṣṇena —by Kṛṣṇa;  yasya —of whom;  idam —the whole universe;  sa-īśvaram —with the powerful demigods like Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā;  vaśe —under the control.
TRANSLATION
O Mahārāja Parikṣit, this entire universe, with its great, exalted demigods like Lord Śiva, Lord Brahmā and Lord Indra, is under the control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Yet the Supreme Lord has one transcendental attribute: He comes under the control of His devotees. This was now exhibited by Kṛṣṇa in this pastime.
PURPORT
This pastime of Kṛṣṇa's is very difficult to understand, but devotees can understand it. It is therefore said,  darśayaṁs tad-vidāṁ loka ātmano