Shloka 26
Garga Muni Names Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; the Butter-Thief Pastimes; Yaśodā Sees the Universe in Kṛṣṇa’s Mouth
कालेनाल्पेन राजर्षे राम: कृष्णश्च गोकुले । अघृष्टजानुभि: पद्भिर्विचक्रमतुरञ्जसा ॥ २६ ॥
kālenālpena rājarṣe rāmaḥ kṛṣṇaś ca gokule aghṛṣṭa-jānubhiḥ padbhir vicakramatur añjasā
ഹേ രാജർഷി പരീക്ഷിതാ! വളരെ കുറച്ച് സമയത്തിനുള്ളിൽ ഗോകുലത്തിൽ രാമനും കൃഷ്ണനും സ്വന്തം ശക്തിയാൽ, മുട്ടുകൾ ഉരസാതെ, എളുപ്പത്തിൽ കാലുകളിൽ നടക്കാൻ തുടങ്ങി.
Instead of crawling with Their knees, the babies could now stand up by holding on to something and walk little by little, without difficulty, by the strength of Their legs.
FAQs
This verse says that within a short time, Balarama and Krishna in Gokula began to move about easily on their feet, walking steadily without their knees touching the ground—describing Their early toddler pastimes (bāla-līlā).
Shukadeva narrates Krishna’s Vraja childhood pastimes to Parikshit to absorb the listener in loving remembrance of Bhagavan; even simple milestones like walking become objects of devotion when seen as Krishna’s līlā.
Cultivate bhakti through attentive hearing: regularly read or listen to Krishna’s childhood pastimes and remember that the Divine can be approached through simple, affectionate contemplation, not only through abstract philosophy.