Shloka 10
Dāmodara-līlā: Mother Yaśodā Binds Kṛṣṇa; the Two-Fingers Mystery; Prelude to the Yamala-Arjuna Deliverance
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
Ketika mengejar Kṛṣṇa, Ibu Yaśodā yang berpinggang ramping terpaksa memperlahankan langkah kerana terbeban oleh payudara yang berat. Kerana berlari laju, ikatan rambutnya terurai dan bunga-bunga di rambutnya gugur di belakang; namun dia tetap berjaya menangkap puteranya, 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.