PLATE EIGHT

Sometimes Krsna and Balarima would secretly enter the storeroom,
steal yogurt and butter, and feed it to the monkeys. On one such occasion
mother Yasoda caught Krsna and Balarama in the act. Krsna was stand-
ing on an upside-down wooden grinding mortar, distributing the yogurt
and butter to the monkeys as He liked, and Balarama was hiding behind
a pillar. When the two boys saw the stick in mother Yasoda’s hand, They
began to look at her with great anxiety, as if They were afraid she would
chastise Them. (pp. 152-53)
