Text 3] The Childhood Pastimes of Krsna 221

babhramus tad avijfidya
laksyam patana-karanam

bhimyaém—on the ground; nipatitau—which had fallen; tatra—
there; dadrsuh—all of them saw; yamala-arjunau—the twin arjuna
trees; babhramuh—they became bewildered; tat—that; avijiaya—but
they could not trace out; laksyam—although they could directly perceive
that the trees had fallen; patana-karanam—the cause of their falling
(how could it have happened all of a sudden?).

TRANSLATION

There they saw the fallen yamala-arjuna trees on the ground,
but they were bewildered because even though they could directly
perceive that the trees had fallen, they could not trace out the
cause for their having done so.

PURPORT

Considering all the circumstances, had this been done by Krsna? He
was standing on the spot, and His playmates described that this had been
done by Him. Had Krsna actually done this, or were these merely
stories? This was a cause of bewilderment.

TEXT 3
Tad awed aa ag 7 ATTA |
wae FI TeRgeTA A BAT U3 1

ulikhalam vikarsantam
damna baddham ca baélakam
kasyedam kuta dScaryam
utpata iti katarah

ulikhalam—the wooden mortar; vikarsantam—dragging; damna—
with the rope; baddham ca—and bound by the belly; balakam—Krsna;
kasya—of whom; idam—this; kutah—wherefrom; dscaryam—these
wonderful happenings; utpdtah—disturbance; iti—thus; katarah—they
were very much agitated.
