Text 15] Brahma Stealing the Boys and Calves 15
friends, He began searching in all the mountains, mountain caves,
bushes and narrow passages.
PURPGRT
The Vedas (Svetasvatara Up. 6.8) assert that the Supreme Personality
of Godhead has nothing to do personally (na tasya karyam karanam ca
vidyate) because He is doing everything through His energies and poten-
cies (pardsya Saktir vividhaiva Sriiyate). Nonetheless, here we see that
He took personal care to find the calves of His friends. This was Krsna’s
causeless mercy. Mayddhyaksena prakrtih sityate sa-cardcaram: all the
affairs of the entire world and the entire cosmic manifestation are work-
ing under His direction, through His different energies. Still, when there
is a need to take care of His friends, He does this personally. Krsna
assured His friends, “Don’t be afraid. 1 am going personally to search for
your calves.” This was Krsna’s causeless mercy.
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ambhojanma-janis tad-antara-gato maydarbhakasyesitur
drasturn manju mahitvam anyad api tad-vatsdn ito vatsapan
nitvanyatra kuridvahdntaradadhat khe ’vasthito yah pura
drstvaghdsura-moksanam prabhavatah praptah param vismayam
ambhojanma-janih—Lord Brahma, who was born from a lotus flower;
tat-antara-gatah—now became entangled with the affairs of Krsna, who
was enjoying luncheon pastimes with His cowherd boys; mdyd-
arbhakasya—of the boys made by Krsna’s mdyd; isituh—of the
supreme controller; drastum—just to see; mafiju—very pleasing;
mahitvam anyat api—other glories of the Lord also; tat-vatsén —their
calves; itah—than that place where they were; vatsa-pan—and the
