Text 4] Mother Yaéoda Binds Lord Krsna 147
eyebrows, was wet with perspiration, and malati flowers were
falling from her hair.
PURPORT

Anyone who desires to be Krsna conscious in motherly affection or
parental affection should contemplate the bodily features of mother
Yagoda. It is not that one should desire to become like Yagoda, for this is
Mayavada. Either in parental affection or conjugal love, friendship or
servitorship—in any way —we must follow in the footsteps of the inhabi-
tants of Vrndavana, not try to become like them. Therefore this descrip-
tion is provided here. Advanced devotees must cherish this description,
always thinking of mother Yasoda’s features—how she was dressed, how
she was working and perspiring, how beautifully the flowers were ar-
ranged in her hair, and so on. One should take advantage of the full de-
scription provided here by thinking of mother Yasoda in maternal
affection for Krsna.

TEXT 4
TATRA AAT Heed Taal aE: |
Tera ePIAea TTA ACATATT | 8 A
tam stanya-kama dsddya
mathnantim jananim harih
grhitva dadhi-manthanam :
nyasedhat pritim dvahan

tam—unto mother Yasoda; stanya-kamah—Krsna, who was desiring
to drink her breast milk; dsaédya—appearing before her; mathnantim—
while she was churning butter; jananim—to the mother; harih—Krsna;
grhitva—catching; dadhi-manthanam—the churning rod; nyasedhat—
forbade; pritim @vahan—creating a situation of love and affection.

TRANSLATION .

While mother Yasoda was churning butter, Lord Krgna, desiring

to drink the milk of her breast, appeared before her, and in order
