44. Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 13
tavanta eva tatrabdam
kridanto visnunad samam
itah—for this reason; ete—these boys with their calves; atra—here;
kutratyah—where have they come from; mat-méyd-mohita-itare—
different from those who were mystified by my illusory potency; tavan-
tah—the same number of boys; eva—indeed; tatra—there; d-abdam—
for one year; kridantah—are playing; visnundé samam—along with
Krsna.
TRANSLATION
A similar number of boys and calves have been playing with
Krsna for one whole year, yet they are different from the ones illu-
sioned by my mystic potency. Who are they? Where did they come
from?
PURPORT
Although appearing like calves, cows and cowherd boys, these were all
Visnu. Actually they were visnu-tattva, not jiva-tattva. Brahma was
surprised. ‘““The original cowherd boys and cows,” he thought, “are still
where I put them last year. So who is it that is now keeping company
with Krsna exactly as before? Where have they come from?”’ Brahma
was surprised that his mystic power had been neglected. Without touch-
ing the original cows and cowherd boys kept by Brahma, Krsna had cre-
ated another assembly of calves and boys, who were all expansions of
visnu-tattva. Thus Brahma’s mystic power was superseded.
TEXT 43
TITY Ae Fat ATCT aT oT |
TM: FH HAT Aa Te A HIM 123M
evam etesu bhedesu
ciram dhyatva sa dtma-bhih
satyah ke katare neti
jnatum neste kathancana
