Shloka 5
The Vraja Elders Question Kṛṣṇa’s Identity; Nanda Recounts Garga’s Prophecy
हिन्वतोऽध: शयानस्य मास्यस्य चरणावुदक् । अनोऽपतद् विपर्यस्तं रुदत: प्रपदाहतम् ॥ ५ ॥
hinvato ’dhaḥ śayānasya māsyasya caraṇāv udak ano ’patad viparyastaṁ rudataḥ prapadāhatam
Un jour, alors qu’il n’avait que trois mois, le petit Kṛṣṇa était couché sous un énorme chariot, pleurant et donnant des coups de pied ; et le chariot tomba et se renversa, frappé seulement par la pointe de son orteil.
FAQs
Śukadeva describes the cart’s movement in the Yamunā episode, where the cart-wheel strikes a fish lying below in the water, indicating the dramatic conditions around the vortex and the danger near the river.
The narrator is Śukadeva Gosvāmī, speaking to King Parīkṣit.
Even ordinary details in the Lord’s līlā highlight how danger can surround us unseen; staying connected to Kṛṣṇa and His devotees is presented as the safe shelter when circumstances become perilous.