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The Childhood Pastimes of Krṣṇa
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babhramus tad avijñāya lakṣyaṁ patana-kāraṇam
bhūmyām—on the ground; nipatitau—which had fallen; tatra—there; dadrśuh—all of them saw; yamala-arjunau—the twin arjuna trees; babhramuh—they became bewildered; tat—that; avijñāya—but they could not trace out; lakṣyam—although they could directly perceive that the trees had fallen; patana-kāraṇam—the cause of their falling (how could it have happened all of a sudden?).
TRANSLATION
There they saw the fallen yamala-arjuna trees on the ground, but they were bewildered because even though they could directly perceive that the trees had fallen, they could not trace out the cause for their having done so.
PURPORT
Considering all the circumstances, had this been done by Krṣṇa? He was standing on the spot, and His playmates described that this had been done by Him. Had Krṣṇa actually done this, or were these merely stories? This was a cause of bewilderment.
TEXT 3
उल्ल्रवलं विकर्षन्तं दाम्ना बद्धं च बालकम् । कस्येदं कुत आश्चर्यमुत्पात इति कातराः ॥ ३ ॥
ulūkhalaṁ vikarṣantaṁ dāmnā baddhaṁ ca bālakam kasyedaṁ kuta āścaryam utpāta iti kātarāḥ
ulūkhalaṁ—the wooden mortar; vikarṣantaṁ—dragging; dāmnā—with the rope; baddhaṁ ca—and bound by the belly; bālakam—Krṣṇa; kasya—of whom; idam—this; kutaḥ—wherefrom; āścaryam—these wonderful happenings; utpātaḥ—disturbance; iti—thus; kātarāḥ—they were very much agitated.