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she made the rope longer by adding another rope, she again saw that it
was short by two fingers. Again and again she tried, and again and again
she found the rope too short by two fingers. Thus she became very tired,
and Krsna, seeing His affectionate mother so tired, allowed Himself to be
bound. Now, being compassionate, He did not show her His unlimited
potency. After mother Yasoda bound Krsna and became engaged in other
household affairs, Krsna observed two yamala-arjuna trees, which were
actually Nalakivara and Manigriva, two sons of Kuvera who had been
condemned by Narada Muni to become trees. Krsna, by His mercy, now
began to proceed toward the trees to fulfill the desire of Narada Muni.
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Sri-Suka uvaca
ekada grha-dasisu
yasodaé nanda-gehini
karmantara-niyuktasu
nirmamantha svayam dadhi
yani yaniha gitani
tad-bdla-caritani ca
dadhi-nirmanthane kdle
smaranti tany agdyata
Sri-Sukah uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; ekadd—one day; grha-
ddsisu—when all the maidservants of the household were otherwise
engaged; yasodd—mother Yasoda; nanda-gehini—the queen of Nanda
Maharaja; karma-antara—in other household affairs; niyuktasu—being
engaged; nirmamantha—churned; svayam—personally; dadhi—the
yogurt; yani—all such; ydni—such; iha—in this connection; gitani—
