Text 6] The Killing of the Demon Trnavarta 47
autthadnikautsukya-mana manasvini
samagatan pijayati vrajaukasah
naivasrnod vai ruditam sutasya sa
rudan stanarthi carandv udaksipat
autthdnika-autsukya-manah—mother Yasoda was very busy celebrat-
ing the utthdna ceremony of her child; manasvini—very liberal in dis-
tributing food, clothing, ornaments and cows, according to necessity;
samdgatan—to the assembled guests; pujayati—just to satisfy them;
vraja-okasah—to the inhabitants of Vraja; na—not; eva—certainly;
asrnot—did hear; vai—indeed; ruditam—the crying; sutasya—of her
child; sé—mother Yasoda; rudan—crying; stana-arthi—Krsna, who
was hankering to drink His mother’s milk by sucking her breast;
caranau udaksipat—out of anger, threw His two legs hither and thither.
TRANSLATION

The liberal mother Yasoda, absorbed in celebrating the utthana
ceremony, was busy receiving guests, worshiping them with all
respect and offering them clothing, cows, garlands and grains.
Thus she could not hear the child crying for His mother. At that
time, the child Krsna, demanding to drink the milk of His

mother’s breast, angrily threw His legs upward.

PURPORT

Krsna had been placed underneath a household handcart, but this
handcart was actually another form of the Sakatasura, a demon who had
come there to kill the child. Now, on the plea of demanding to suck His
mother’s breast, Krsna took this opportunity to kill the demon. Thus He
kicked Sakatasura just to expose him. Although Krsna’s mother was
engaged in receiving guests, Lord Krsna wanted to draw her attention by
killing the Sakatasura, and therefore he kicked that cart-shaped demon.
Such are the pastimes of Krsna. Krsna wanted to draw the attention of
His mother, but while doing so He created a great havoc not understand-
able by ordinary persons. These narrations are wonderfully enjoyable,
and those who are fortunate are struck with wonder upon hearing of
these extraordinary activities of the Lord. Although the less intelligent
