236 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 11

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ittham yasoda tam aSsesa-sekhararm

matva sutam sneha-nibaddha-dhir nrpa
haste grhitvé saha-ramam acyutam

nitvd sva-vatam krtavaty athodayam

ittham—in this way; yasSodd—mother Yasoda; tam asesa-sekharam—
unto Krsna, who was on the peak of everything auspicious, with no ques-
tion of dirtiness or uncleanliness; matvd—considering; sutam—as her
son; sneha-nibaddha-dhih —because of an intense spirit of love; nrpa—
O King (Maharaja Pariksit); haste—in the hand; grhitva taking; saha-
ramam—with Balarama; acyutam—Krsna, the infallible; nitvua—bring-
ing; sva-vdtam—at home; krtavati—performed; atha—now; udayam—
brilliancy by bathing Him, dressing Him and decorating Him with
ornaments.

TRANSLATION

My dear Maharaja Pariksit, because of intense love and affection,
mother Yasoda, Krsna’s mother, considered Krsna, who was at the
peak of all opulences, to be her own son. Thus she took Krsna by
the hand, along with Balarama, and brought Them home, where
she performed her duties by fully bathing Them, dressing Them
and feeding Them.

PURPORT

Krsna is always neat, clean and opulent and does not need to be
washed, bathed or dressed, yet mother Yasoda, because of affection, con-
sidered Him her ordinary child and did her duties to keep her son
brilliant.
