412 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 8

Therefore Yasoda’s position was more exalted than Kunti’s. Mother
Yasoda got the Lord as her child, and the Lord made her forget altogether
that her child was the Lord Himself. If mother Yasoda would have been
conscious of the exalted position of the Lord, she would certainly have
hesitated to punish the Lord. But she was made to forget this situation
because the Lord wanted to make a complete gesture of childishness before
the affectionate Yasoda. This exchange of love between the mother and
the son was performed in a natural way, and Kunti, remembering the
scene, was bewildered, and she could do nothing but praise the transcen-
dental filial love. Indirectly Mother Yasoda is praised for her unique

position of love, for she could control even the all-powerful Lord as her
beloved child.

TEXT 32

Shee st qesina saa |
Ta BAST ARIAT ASAT (221

kecid ahur ajam jatam
punya-slokasya kirtaye

yadoh priyasyanvavaye
malayasyeva candanam

kecit—someone; dhuh—says; ajam--the unborn; jaétam—being born;
punya-slokasya—of the great pious king; kirtaye—for glorifying; yadoh—
of King Yadu; priyasya—of the dear; anvavéye—in the family of; malayasya
—Malaya hills; iva—as; candanam—sandalwood.

TRANSLATION

Some say that the Unborn is born for the glorification of pious kings,
and others say that He is born to please King Yadu, one of Your dearest
devotees. You appear in his family as sandalwood appears in the Malaya
hills.

PURPORT
Because the Lord’s appearance in this material world is bewildering,

there are different opinions about the birth of the Unborn. In the
Bhagavad-gita the Lord says that He takes His birth in the material world,
