Text 37] Brahma Stealing the Boys and Calves 37
cows had grown affectionate toward their calves—as much as toward
Krsna. Balarama was surprised to see the acts of yogamdyd. Therefore He
inquired from Krsna, “What is happening here? What is this mystery?”
TEXT 37
Fa at ge TTT At aT ATR ATRTT |
bt LN
TA AAT FT ASH FARA UII
keyam va kuta ayata
daivi va nary utdsuri
prayo mdaydstu me bhartur
nanya me "pi vimohini
ka—who; iyam—this; va—or; kutah—from where; dydta—has come;
daivi—whether demigod; véd—or; ndri—woman; uta—or; dsuri—de-
moness; prayah—in most cases; maydé—illusory energy; astu—she must
be; me—My; bhartuh—of the master, Lord Krsna; na—not; anyaé—any
other; me—My; api—certainly; vimohini—bewilderer.
TRANSLATION
Who is this mystic power, and where has she come from? Is she
a demigod or a demoness? She must be the illusory energy of My
master, Lord Krsna, for who else can bewilder Me?
PURPORT
Balarama was surprised. This extraordinary show of affection, He
thought, was something mystical, performed either by the demigods or
some wonderful man. Otherwise, how could this wonderful change take
place? “‘This maya might be some raksasi-maya,” He thought, “but how
can raksasi-mayé have any influence upon Me? This is not possible.
Therefore it must be the maya of Krsna.” He thus concluded that the
mystical change must have been caused by Krsna, whom Balarama con-
sidered His worshipable Personality of Godhead. He thought, “‘It was ar-
ranged by Krsna, and even I could not check its mystic power.” Thus
Balarama understood that all these boys and calves were only expansions
of Krsna.
