Adi-lila, Chapter 5 471

TRANSLATION

“Sometimes when Lord Krsna’s elder brother, Lord Balarama, felt tired after
playing and lay His hand on the lap of a cowherd boy, Lord Krsna Himself served
Him by massaging His feet.”

TEXT 140

CFR TH SS Aatwl erat TW atywtryay |
BCR ATATS CH SHAH CHR FANT 1 280 I

keyarh va kuta ayata
daivi va nary utdsuri
pradyo mdaydstu me bhartur
nanyd me ‘pi vimohini

SYNONYMS

kd—who; iyam—this; va—or; Rutah—from where; dyatd—has come; daivi—whether
demigod; vd—or; ndri-woman; uta—or; dsuri—demoness; prdyah—in most cases;
mdya—illusory energy; astu—she must be; me—My; bhartuh—of the master, Lord
Krsna; na—not; anyd—any other; me—My; api—certainly ; vimohini—bewilderer.

TRANSLATION

“Who is this mystic power, and where has she come from? fs she a demigod or a
demoness? She must be the illusory energy of My master, Lord Krsna, for who else
can bewilder Me?”’

PURPORT

The playful pastimes of the Lord caused suspicion in the mind of Lord Brahma,
and therefore Lord Brahma, to test Kssna’s Lordship, stole all the Lord’s cows and
cowherd boys with his own mystic power. Sri Krsna responded, however, by re-
placing all the cows and boys in the field. Lord Balaraéma’s thoughts of astonish-
ment at such wonderful retaliation are recorded in this verse (Bhag. 10.13.37).

TEXT 141

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CATSeRyY SHA FS-DASNT |
TM SANs VD Fats Fata
Bestacen Pats Ata F 7 389 Wi
yasyanghri-pankaja-rajo ’khila-loka-pdlair
mauly-uttamair dhrtam updsita-tirtha-tirtham

brahma bhavo ‘ham api yasya kalah kalayah
$ri§ codvahema ciram asya nrpdsanamh kva
