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.
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ulikhalam vikarsantam
daémna baddham ca balakam
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.
