250 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 3

Krsna as their son. This pastime takes place eternally and is therefore
called nitya-lila. Thus there was no cause for surprise or ridicule. As

confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gita (4.9):

Janma karma ca me divyam
evam yo vetti tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mam eti so ’rjuna

“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and ac-
tivities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this ma-
terial world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.” One should try to
understand the appearance and disappearance of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead from Vedic authorities, not from imagination. One
who follows his imaginations about the Supreme Personality of Godhead
is condemned.
avajananti mam midha
mdnusim tanum dsritam
param bhavam ajdnanto
mama bhita-mahesvaram

(Bg. 9.11)

The Lord appears as the son of His devotee by His pararh bhavam. The
word bhava refers to the stage of pure love, which has nothing to do with
material transactions.

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Jar A AAS AAA At aa: |
CURD UU MDM. Mc eT EET

yuvam vai brahmanddistau
prajd-sarge yada tatah

sanniyamyendriya-gramam
tepdthe paramam tapah

yuvam—both of you (Préni and Sutapa); vai—indeed; brahmanad
ddistau—ordered by Lord Brahma (who is known as Pitamaha, the
