114 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 8

“Here is Krsna doing mischief,” but He would flee and enter another
house, where He would again devise some means to steal butter and curd.
Then the cowherd men would again try to capture Him, saying, “Here is
the butter thief. Better capture Him!” And they would be angry. But
Krsna would simply smile, and they would forget everything. Some-
times, in their presence, He would begin eating the curd and butter.
There was no need for Krsna to eat butter, since His belly was always
full, but He would try to eat it, or else He would break the pots and dis-
tribute the contents to the monkeys. In this way, Krsna was always
engaged in mischief-making. If in any house He could not find any but-
ter or curd to steal, He would go into a room and agitate the small
children sleeping there by pinching them, and when they cried He would
go away.

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sama wala AY feateaen-

Reg aratetferagr: Rrerarsy ata |
IM saat | waTgaTT

HIS TA Ae VEHAT Gea: = Rell

hastagrahye racayati vidhim pithakolikhaladyais
chidram hy antar-nihita-vayunah sikya-bhandesu tad-vit
dhvantagare dhrta-mani-ganam svaigam artha-pradipam
kale gopyo yarhi grha-krtyesu suvyagra-cittah

hasta-agrahye —when the destination is out of the reach of His hands;
racayati—He arranges to make; vidhim—a means; pithaka—by wooden
planks piled together; ulikhala-ddyaih—and by overturning the stone
mortar for grinding spices; chidram—a hole; hi—indeed; antah-
nihita—about the contents of the pot; vayunah—with such knowledge;
Sikya—hanging by a swing; bhadndesu—in the pots; tat-vit—expert in
that knowledge, or in full knowledge; dhvdnta-agare—in a very dark
room; dhrta-mani-ganam—because of being decorated with valuable
jewels; sva-arigam—His own body; artha-pradipam—is the light re-
quired for seeing in darkness; kale—after that, in due course of time;
