Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 26
Brahmā’s Bewilderment and Kṛṣṇa Becoming the Calves and Cowherd Boys
Brahma-vimohana-līlā
व्रजौकसां स्वतोकेषु स्नेहवल्ल्याब्दमन्वहम् । शनैर्नि:सीम ववृधे यथा कृष्णे त्वपूर्ववत् ॥ २६ ॥
vrajaukasāṁ sva-tokeṣu sneha-vally ābdam anvaham śanair niḥsīma vavṛdhe yathā kṛṣṇe tv apūrvavat
Although the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi, the cowherd men and cowherd women, previously had more affection for Kṛṣṇa than for their own children, now, for one year, their affection for their own sons continuously increased, for Kṛṣṇa had now become their sons. There was no limit to the increment of their affection for their sons, who were now Kṛṣṇa. Every day they found new inspiration for loving their children as much as they loved Kṛṣṇa.
FAQs
This verse says their affection for their own children expanded day by day into a boundless ocean—mirroring the extraordinary, ever-increasing love they naturally felt for Kṛṣṇa.
In the Brahmā-vimohana līlā context, the residents unknowingly related to Kṛṣṇa’s expansions as their own sons, so their parental affection intensified in the same unparalleled way it always did for Kṛṣṇa.
It highlights that genuine bhakti grows steadily and becomes expansive; by consistent remembrance and service, affection for the Lord deepens naturally, beyond ordinary limits.