152 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 9

TRANSLATION

Krsna, at that time, was sitting on an upside-down wooden mor-
tar for grinding spices and was distributing milk preparations
such as yogurt and butter to the monkeys as He liked. Because of
having stolen, He was looking all around with great anxiety,
suspecting that He might be chastised by His mother. Mother
Yasoda, upon seeing Him, very cautiously approached Him from

behind.

PURPORT

Mother Yasoda was able to trace Krsna by following His butter-
smeared footprints. She saw that Krsna was stealing butter, and thus she
smiled. Meanwhile, the crows also entered the room and came out in fear.
Thus mother Yasoda found Krsna stealing butter and very anxiously
looking here and there.

TEXT 9

aaa sada AAT
MASTCATTAR =—- AAT |
MITA TANT Atha
aa wae aid Aa: 18 Il

tam Gtta-yastim prasamiksya satvaras
tato ’varuhydpasasara bhitavat

gopy anvadhdévan na yam dpa yoginam
ksamam pravestum tapaseritam manah

tam—unto mother Yasoda; dtta-yastim—carrying in her hand a stick;
prasamiksya—Krsna, seeing her in that attitude; satvarah—very
quickly; tatah—from there; avaruhya—getting down; apasasdra—
began to flee; bhita-vat—as if very much afraid; gopi—mother Yasoda;
anvadhdvat—began to follow Him; na—not; yam—unto whom; dpa—
failed to reach; yoginadm—of great yogis, mystics; ksamam—who could
reach Him; pravestum—trying to enter into the Brahman effulgence or
Paramatma; tapasd—with great austerities and penances; iritam—
trying for that purpose; manah—by meditation.
