Text 22] Lord Krsna Shows the Universal Form 105
Krsna; janubhyam—by the strength of Their knees; saha panibhyam—
resting on Their hands; ririgamdnau—crawling; vijahratuh—enjoyed
childhood play.
TRANSLATION

After a short time passed, both brothers, Rama and Krsna,
began to crawl on the ground of Vraja with the strength of Their
hands and knees and thus enjoy Their childhood play.

PURPORT

One braéhmana devotee says:

Srutim apare smrtim itare bhadratam anye bhajantu bhava-bhitah

aham iha nandam vande yasydlinde param brahma
“Let others, fearing material existence, worship the Vedas, the Vedic
supplementary Purdnas and the Mahabharata, but | shall worship
Nanda Maharaja, in whose courtyard the Supreme Brahman is crawl-
ing.” For a highly exalted devotee, kaivalya, merging into the existence
of the Supreme, appears no better than hell (narakayate). But here one
can simply think of the crawling of Krsna and Balarama in the courtyard
of Nanda Maharaja and always merge in transcendental happiness. As
long as one is absorbed in thoughts of krsna-lild, especially Krsna’s
childhood pastimes, as Pariksit Maharaja desired to be, one is
always merged in actual kaivalya. Therefore Vyasadeva compiled
Srimad-Bhagavatam. Lokasydajdnato vidvams cakre satvata-sarnhitam
(Bhag. 1.7.6). Vyasadeva compiled Srimad-Bhagavatam, under the in-
struction of Narada, so that anyone can take advantage of this literature,
think of Krsna’s pastimes and always be liberated.

Srutim apare smrtim itare bharatam anye bhajantu bhava-bhitah

aham iha nandam vande yasydlinde param brahma

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