Text 18] Brahma Stealing the Boys and Calves 19

PURPORT

Although Krsna is visva-vit, the knower of everything happening in
the entire cosmic manifestation, as an innocent child He showed ig-
norance of Brahma’s actions, although He could immediately understand
that these were the doings of Brahma. This pastime is called brahma-
vimohana, the bewilderment of Brahma. Brahma was already bewildered
by Krsna’s activities as an innocent child, and now he would be further

bewildered.

TEXT 18

Te: HH a Te TAIT THAT |
TAMARA | AR Pragcia: cil

tatah krsno mudam kartum
tan-matfnadm ca kasya ca

ubhaydyitam dtmanam
cakre visva-krd isvarah

tatah—thereafter; krsnah—the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
mudam—pleasure; kartum—to create; tat-matrnam ca—of the mothers
of the cowherd boys and calves; kasya ca—and (the pleasure) of
Brahma; ubhaydyitam—expansion, both as the calves and as the
cowherd boys; atmaénam—Himself; cakre—did; visva-krt isvarah—it
was not difficult for Him, for He is the creator of the whole cosmic
manifestation.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, just to create pleasure both for Brahma and for the
mothers of the calves and cowherd boys, Krsna, the creator of the
entire cosmic manifestation, expanded Himself as calves and boys.

PURPORT

Although Brahma was already entangled in bewilderment, he wanted
to show his power to the cowherd boys; but after he took away the boys
and their calves and returned to his abode, Krsna created further
