26 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 6

sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti—in this way;
pranaya-baddhabhih—who were bound with maternal affection;
gopibhih—by the elderly gopis, headed by mother Yasoda; krta-
raksanam—all measures were taken to protect the child; pdyayitva—
and after that, feeding the child; stanam—the nipple; météa—mother
Yasoda; sannyavesayat—made to lie down on the bed; dtmajam—her
son.

TRANSLATION

Srila Sukadeva Gosvami continued: All the gopis, headed by
mother Yasoda, were bound by maternal affection. After they thus
chanted mantras to protect the child, mother Yasoda gave the child
the nipple of her breast to suck and then got Him to lie down on
His bed.

PURPORT

When a baby drinks milk from the breast of his mother, this is a good
sign of health. So the elderly gopis were not satisfied with chanting
mantras to give protection to Krsna; they also tested whether their
child’s health was in order. When the child sucked the breast, this con-
firmed that He was healthy, and when the gopis were fully satisfied, they
had the child lie down on His bed.

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tavan nandddayo gopa
mathuradya vrajam gatah
vilokya pitand-deharh

babhivur ativismitah

tavat—in the meantime; nanda-ddayah—headed by Nanda Maha-
raja; gopah—all the cowherd men; mathuraéyah—from Mathura; vra-
Jam—to Vrndavana; gataéh—came back; vilokya—when they saw;
putand-deham—the gigantic body of Piatana lying dead; babhiivuh—
became; ati—very much; vismitah—struck with wonder.
