106 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 8

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tav anghri-yugmam anukrsya sarisrpantau
ghosa-praghosa-ruciram vraja-kardamesu

tan-ndda-hrsta-manasdv anusrtya lokarh
mugdha-prabhitavad upeyatur anti matroh

tau—Krsna and Balarama; arighri-yugmam anukrsya—dragging
Their legs; sarisrpantau—crawling like snakes; ghosa-praghosa-
ruciram—producing a sound with Their ankle bells that was very, very
sweet to hear; vraja-kardamesu—in the mud created by cow dung and
cow urine on the earth of Vrajabhiimi; tat-nadda—by the sound of those
ankle bells; Arsta-manasau—being very much pleased; anusrtya—
following; lokam—other persons; mugdha—thus being enchanted;
prabhita-vat—then again being afraid of them; upeyatuh—immediately
returned; anti matroh—toward Their mothers.

TRANSLATION

When Krsna and Balarama, with the strength of Their legs,
crawled in the muddy places created in Vraja by cow dung and cow
urine, Their crawling resembled the crawling of serpents, and the
sound of Their ankle bells was very charming. Very much pleased
by the sound of other people’s ankle bells, They used to follow
these people as if going to Their mothers, but when They saw that
these were other people, They became afraid and returned to
Their real mothers, YaSoda and Rohini.

PURPORT

When Krsna and Balarama were crawling about Vrajabhimi, They
were enchanted by the sound of ankle bells. Thus They sometimes
followed other people, who would enjoy the crawling of Krsna and
Balarama and exclaim, “Oh, see how Krsna and Balarama are crawling!”
Upon hearing this, Krsna and Balarama could understand that these were
not Their mothers They were following, and They would return to Their
actual mothers. Thus the crawling of Krsna and Balarama was enjoyed by
