148 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 9

to increase her transcendental pleasure, He caught hold of the
churning rod and began to prevent her from churning.

PURPORT

Krsna was sleeping within the room, and as soon as He got up, He be-
came hungry and went to His mother. Wanting to stop her from churn-
ing and drink the milk of her breasts, He stopped her from moving the
churning rod.

TEXT 5

TARA STATA Aa
Teta Aaa BAT |
ATI Ata Al za-
afasrar vata cateara ul & 1

tam arkam Griidham apdyayat stanam
sneha-snutam sa-smitam iksati mukham

atrptam utsrjya javena sé yayav
utsicyamane payasi tv adhisrite

tam—unto Krsna; arikam dridham—very affectionately allowing
Him to sit down on her lap; apdéyayat—allowed to drink; stanam—her
breast; sneha-snutam—which was flowing with milk because of intense
affection; sa-smitam iksati mukham—mother Yasoda was smiling and
observing the smiling face of Krsna; atrptam—Krsna, who was still not
fully satisfied by drinking the milk; utsrjya—putting Him aside;
Javena—very hastily; sé—mother Yasoda; yayau—left that place;
utsicyamdne payasi—because of seeing that the milk was overflowing;
tu—but; adhisrite—in the milk pan on the oven.

TRANSLATION

Mother Yasoda then embraced Krsna, allowed Him to sit down
on her lap, and began to look upon the face of the Lord with great
love and affection. Because of her intense affection, milk was flow-
ing from her breast. But when she saw that the milk pan on the
