410 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 8
performed by Him perfectly by automatic knowledge, strength and ac-
tivity. All these prove without any question that the Lord’s activities,
forms and deeds are all inconceivable to our limited thinking power, but
because He is inconceivably powerful, everything is possible in Him.
Therefore no one can calculate Him exactly; every action of the Lord is
bewildering to the common man. He cannot be understood by the Vedic
knowledge, but He can be easily understood by the pure devotees because
they are intimately related with Him. The devotees therefore know that
although He appears amongst the animals, He is not an animal, nor a man,
nor a ssi, nor a fish. He is eternally the Supreme Lord in all circumstances.
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gopy adade tvayi krtagasi dama tavad
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vaktram niniya bhaya-bhavanayéa sthitasya
sa mam vimohayati bhir api yad bibheti
gopi—the cowherd lady (Yasoda); addade—took up; tvayi—on Your;
krtagasi—creating disturbances (by breaking the butter pot); dama—rope;
tavat—at that time; ya—that which; te— Your; dasa—situation; agru-kalila—
overtlooded with tears; afjana—ointment; sambhrama—perturbed; aksam
—eyes; vaktram—face; niniya—downwards; bhaya-bhavanaya—by thoughts
of fear; sthitasya—of the situation; sa—that; mam—me; vimohayati—
bewilders; bhih api—even fear personified: yat—whom; bibheti—be afraid
of.
TRANSLATION
My dear Krsna, Yasoda took up a rope to bind You when You
committed an offense, and Your perturbed eyes overflooded with tears,
which washed the mascara from Your eyes. And You were afraid, though
fear personified is afraid of You. This sight is bewildering to me.
