Text 28] Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees 201

TRANSLATION

By dragging behind Him with great force the wooden mortar
tied to His belly, the boy Krsna uprooted the two trees. By the
great strength of the Supreme Person, the two trees, with their
trunks, leaves and branches, trembled severely and fell to the
ground with a great crash.

PURPORT
This is the pastime of Krsna known as da@modara-lila. Therefore

another of Krsna’s names is Damodara. As stated in the Hari-varnsa:

sa ca tenaiva ndmn4é tu
krsno vai déma-bandhanat
gosthe damodara iti
gopibhih parigiyate

TEXT 28
aa Bren qe Tar Tea
fags goraiita aaa: |
HU HUET aaa

TAS MAMA TAT: H URI

tatra Sriya paramayé kakubhah sphurantau
siddhav upetya kujayor iva jata-vedah

krsnam pranamya Sirasdkhila-loka-natham
baddhdanjali virajasdv idam ticatuh sma

tatra—there, on the very spot where the two arjunas fell; sriya—with
beautification; paramayé—superexcellent; kakubhah—all directions;
sphurantau—illuminating by effulgence; siddhau—two perfect persons;
upetya—then coming out; kujayoh—from between the two trees; iva—
like; jata-vedah—fire personified; krsnam—unto Lord Krsna;
pranamya—offering obeisances; Sirasé—with the head; akhila-loka-
ndtham—to the Supreme Person, the controller of everything;
