118 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 8

PURPORT

Here is another of Krsna’s transcendental activities invented to please
the gopis. First a complaint was lodged with mother Yasoda about Krsna’s
stealing, but mother Yasoda did not chastise Him. Now, in an attempt to
awaken mother Yasoda’s anger so that she would chastise Krsna, another
complaint was invented—that Krsna had eaten earth.

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TNA | HATAF TA TATOTETAATIAT 113 31

sé grhitva kare krsnam
updlabhya hitaisini

yasodé bhaya-sambhranta-
preksanaksam abhdsata

sd—mother Yasoda; grhitva—taking; kare—within the hands (being
anxious about what Krsna might have eaten); krsnam—Krsna;
updlabhya—wanted to chastise Him; hita-esini—because she was anx-
ious for the welfare of Krsna, she became very much agitated, thinking,
“How is it that Krsna has eaten earth?”’; yasoda—mother Yasoda;
bhaya-sambhranta-preksana-aksam—began to look very carefully
within Krsna’s mouth in fear, to see if Krsna had eaten something
dangerous; abhdsata—began to address Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Upon hearing this from Krsna’s playmates, mother Yasoda, who
was always full of anxiety over Krsna’s welfare, picked Krsna up
with her hands to look into His mouth and chastise Him. Her eyes
fearful, she spoke to her son as follows.

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