36 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 13
day on which Brahma stole the calves and boys, yogamaya acted in such
a way that the residents of Vrndavana, including even Lord Balarama,
could not understand how yogamdayé was working and causing such un-
common things to happen. But as yogamdya gradually acted, Balarama
in particular was able to understand what was happening, and therefore
He inquired from Krsna.
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ARS ATTRA MA TNT REN
kim etad adbhutam iva
vasudeve *khilatmani
vrajasya sdtmanas tokesv
apirvam prema vardhate

kim—what; etat—this; adbhutam—wonderful; iva—just as; vdsu-
deve—in Vasudeva, Lord Sri Krsna; akhila-dtmani—the Supersoul of
all living entities; vrajasya—of all the inhabitants of Vraja; sa-at-
manah—along with Me; tokesu—in these boys; apirvam—un-
precedented; prema—affection; vardhate—is increasing.

TRANSLATION

What is this wonderful phenomenon? The affection of all the
inhabitants of Vraja, including Me, toward these boys and calves is
increasing as never before, just like our affection for Lord Krsna,
the Supersoul of all living entities.

PURPORT

This increase of affection was not mdyd; rather, because Krsna had
expanded Himself as everything and because the whole life of everyone
in Vrndadvana was meant for Krsna, the cows, because of affection for
Krsna, had more affection for the older calves than for the new calves,
and the men increased in their affection for their sons. Balarama was
astonished to see all the residents of Vrndavana so affectionate toward
their own children, exactly as they had been for Krsna. Similarly, the
