Shloka 16
Dāmodara-līlā: Mother Yaśodā Binds Kṛṣṇa; the Two-Fingers Mystery; Prelude to the Yamala-Arjuna Deliverance
यदासीत्तदपि न्यूनं तेनान्यदपि सन्दधे । तदपि द्व्यङ्गुलं न्यूनं यद् यदादत्त बन्धनम् ॥ १६ ॥
yadāsīt tad api nyūnaṁ tenānyad api sandadhe tad api dvy-aṅgulaṁ nyūnaṁ yad yad ādatta bandhanam
That rope too proved insufficient; she joined more ropes, yet whatever binding she took up, it was always two fingerbreadths short, again and again.
FAQs
This verse states that despite adding more rope, it remained two fingers short each time, highlighting that Kṛṣṇa cannot be ‘bound’ by material effort alone—His submission comes through devotion.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this pastime to King Parīkṣit while describing Mother Yaśodā’s attempt to bind child Kṛṣṇa.
Sincere effort is important, but spiritual results mature through humility and loving devotion; one should practice steadily and depend on divine grace rather than ego-driven control.