42 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 13

calculation of time is different. To give an example, a man-made satellite
may orbit the earth in an hour and twenty-five minutes and thus com-
plete one full day, although a day ordinarily takes twenty-four hours for
those living on earth. Therefore, what was but a moment for Brahma was
one year on earth. Krsna continued to expand Himself in so many forms
for one year, but by the arrangement of yogamdya no one could under-
stand this but Balarama.

After one moment of Brahma’s calculation, Brahma came back to see
the fun caused by his stealing the boys and calves. But he was also afraid
that he was playing with fire. Krsna was his master, and he had played
mischief for fun by taking away Krsna’s calves and boys. He was really
anxious, so he did not stay away very long; he came back after a moment
(of his calculation). When Brahma returned, he saw that all the boys,
calves and cows were playing with Krsna in the same way as when he had
come upon them; by Krsna’s display of yogamaya, the same pastimes
were going on without any change.

On the day when Lord Brahma had first come, Baladeva could not go
with Krsna and the cowherd boys, for it was His birthday, and His
mother had kept Him back for the proper ceremonial bath, called san-
tika-sndna. Therefore Lord Baladeva was not taken by Brahma at that
time. Now, one year later, Brahma returned, and because he returned on
exactly the same day, Baladeva was again kept at home for His birthday.
Therefore, although this verse mentions that Brahma saw Krsna and all
the cowherd boys, Baladeva is not mentioned. It was five or six days
earlier that Baladeva had inquired from Krsna about the extraordinary
affection of the cows and cowherd men, but now, when Brahma
returned, Brahma saw all the calves and cowherd boys playing with
Krsna as expansions of Krsna, but he did not see Baladeva. As in the pre-
vious year, Lord Baladeva did not go to the woods on the day Lord
Brahma appeared there.

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UGA MSS Te: TTT: Ts TAH |
ATTY TAA J arena greferat: 122

yavanto gokule balah
sa-vatsah sarva eva hi
