Text 27] Remembrance of Lord Krgna 81

tatah—thereafter; nanda-vrajam—cow pastures of Nanda Maharaja; itah—
being brought up; pitra—by His father; kamsat—from Kamsa;
vibibhyata—being afraid of; ekadasa—eleven; samah—years; tatra—therein;
gudha-arcih—covered fire; sabalah—with Baladeva; avasat—resided.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, His father, being afraid of Kamsa, brought Him to the cow
pastures of Maharaja Nanda, and there He lived for eleven years like a
covered flame with His elder brother Baladeva.

PURPORT

There was no necessity of the Lord’s being dispatched to the house of
Nanda Maharaja out of fear of Kamsa’s determination to kill Him as soon as
Ile appeared. It is the business of the asuras to try to kill the Supreme
Personality of Godhead or to prove by all means that there is no God or
that Krsna is an ordinary human being and not God. Lord Krsna is not
affected by such determination of men of Kamsa’s class, but in order to
play the role of a child He agreed to be carried by His father to the cow
pastures of Nanda Maharaja because Vasudeva was afraid of Kamsa. Nanda
Maharaja was due to receive Ilim as his child, and Yasodamayi was also to
enjoy the childhood pastimes of the Lord, and therefore to fulfill every-
one’s desire, He was carried from Mathura to Vrndavana just after His
appearance in the prison house of Kamsa. He lived there for eleven years
and completed all His fascinating pastimes of childhood, boyhood and
adolescence with His elder brother, Lord Baladeva, His first expansion.
Vasudeva’s thought of protecting Krsna from the wrath of Kamsa is part
of a transcendental relationship. The Lord enjoys more when someone
takes Him as his subordinate son who needs the protection of a father
than He does when someone accepts Him as the Supreme Lord. He is the
father of everyone, and He protects everyone, but when His devotee takes
it for granted that the Lord is to be protected by the devotee’s care, it is a
transcendental joy for the Lord. Thus when Vasudeva, out of fear of
Kamsa, carried Him to Vrndavana, the Lord enjoyed it; otherwise, He had
no fear from Kamsa or anyone else.

TEXT 27
qt aeatteatareay saalta: |
wa  Faafandgirarsfs ill
