Shloka 10
अन्वञ्चमाना जननी बृहच्चल- च्छ्रोणीभराक्रान्तगति: सुमध्यमा । जवेन विस्रंसितकेशबन्धन- च्युतप्रसूनानुगति: परामृशत् ॥ १० ॥
anvañcamānā jananī bṛhac-calac- chroṇī-bharākrānta-gatiḥ sumadhyamā javena visraṁsita-keśa-bandhana- cyuta-prasūnānugatiḥ parāmṛśat
As she chased Kṛṣṇa, Mother Yaśodā—slender-waisted—naturally slowed, weighed down by her heavy breasts. In her swift pursuit her hair-knot loosened and the flowers in her hair fell behind her; yet she still managed to seize her son, Kṛṣṇa.
Yogīs cannot capture Kṛṣṇa by severe penances and austerities, but mother Yaśodā, despite all obstacles, was finally able to catch Kṛṣṇa without difficulty. This is the difference between a yogī and a bhakta. Yogīs cannot enter even the effulgence of Kṛṣṇa. Yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi-koṭiṣu ( Brahma-saṁhitā 5.40 ). In that effulgence there are millions of universes, but yogīs and jñānīs cannot enter that effulgence even after many, many years of austerities, whereas bhaktas can capture Kṛṣṇa simply by love and affection. This is the example shown here by mother Yaśodā. Kṛṣṇa therefore confirms that if one wants to capture Him, one must undertake devotional service.
FAQs
This verse describes Yaśodā’s loving pursuit of Kṛṣṇa—so intense that her ornaments and hair-flowers come loose—yet she finally catches Him, showing how the Lord is approached through pure parental devotion.
In this līlā, Kṛṣṇa allows Himself to be caught by Yaśodā’s vātsalya-prema; her affection is not ordinary but pure devotion, and the Lord becomes “conquered” by such love.
Serve and remember God with intimate, steady love rather than fear or mere formality—devotion expressed through sincere care, attention, and consistency is what draws divine grace.