Text 43] Lord Krsna Shows the Universal Form 129

balasya neha Saranar pitarau nrsimnha: a father and mother cannot
ultimately take care of their children. Ato grha-ksetra-sutdpta-vittair
janasya moho ’yam aharh mameti (Bhég. 5.5.8). One’s land, home,
wealth and all of one’s possessions belong to the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, although we wrongly think, “I am this” and “These things are
mine.”

TEXT 43
ey fateaararat wiftatat a zac: |
ama Adena Grant fy: usa

itthar vidita-tattvayam
gopikayam sa isvarah

vaisnavim vyatanon mayam
putra-snehamayim vibhuh

ittham—in this way; vidita-tattvaéyam—when she understood the
truth of everything philosophically; gopikdyam—unto mother Yasoda;
sah—the Supreme Lord; isvarah—the supreme controller; vaisnavim—
visnumayd, or yogamayda; vyatanot—expanded; madydm— yogamay4d;
putra-sneha-mayim—very much attached because of maternal affection
for her son; vibhuh—the Supreme Lord.

TRANSLATION

Mother Yaésoda, by the grace of the Lord, could understand the
real truth. But then again, the supreme master, by the influence of
the internal potency, yogamaya, inspired her to become absorbed
in intense maternal affection for her son.

PURPORT

Although mother Yasoda understood the whole philosophy of life, at
the next moment she was overwhelmed by affection for her son by the
influence of yogamdyd. Unless she took care of her son Krsna, she
thought, how could He be protected? She could not think otherwise, and
thus she forgot all her philosophical speculations. This forgetfulness is
described by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura as being inspired by
