Text 19] Mother Yasoda Binds Lord Krsna 163

not be bound with all the ropes available in the house, they decided that
Krsna was so fortunate that He could not be bound by any material con-
dition. Thus they gave up the idea of binding Him. But in competition
between Krsna and His devotee, Krsna sometimes agrees to be defeated.
Thus Krsna’s internal energy, yogamdyd, was brought to work, and
Krsna agreed to be bound by mother Yasoda.

TEXT 19
ud aahia ay ae YeraTIT |
waaay gouty ae aT aT 112311

evam sandarsita hy anga
harina bhrtya-vasyata

sva-vasendpi krsnena
yasyedam sesvaram vase

evam—in this manner; sandarsita—was exhibited; hi—indeed;
ariga—O Maharaja Pariksit; harind—by the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; bhrtya-vasyata—His transcendental quality of becoming
subordinate to His servitor or devotee; sva-vasena—who is within the
control only of His own self; api—indeed; krsnena—by Krsna; yasya—
of whom; idam—the whole universe; sa-isvaram—with the powerful
demigods like Lord Siva and Lord Brahma; vase—under the control.

TRANSLATION

O Maharaja Pariksit, this entire universe, with its great, exalted
demigods like Lord Siva, Lord Brahma and Lord Indra, is under
the control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Yet the
Supreme Lord has one transcendental attribute: He comes under
the control of His devotees. This was now exhibited by Krsna in
this pastime.

PURPORT

This pastime of Krsna’s is very difficult to understand, but devotees
can understand it. It is therefore said, darsayaris tad-vidam loka dtmano
