Shloka 16
Brahmā’s Bewilderment and Kṛṣṇa Becoming the Calves and Cowherd Boys
Brahma-vimohana-līlā
ततो वत्सानदृष्ट्वैत्य पुलिनेऽपि च वत्सपान् । उभावपि वने कृष्णो विचिकाय समन्तत: ॥ १६ ॥
tato vatsān adṛṣṭvaitya puline ’pi ca vatsapān ubhāv api vane kṛṣṇo vicikāya samantataḥ
随后，奎师那找不到小牛，便回到河岸；但在那里也看不见牧童们。于是他开始在森林四方寻找小牛与孩子们两者，仿佛不明白发生了什么。
Kṛṣṇa could immediately understand that Brahmā had taken away both the calves and the boys, but as an innocent child He searched here and there so that Brahmā could not understand Kṛṣṇa’s māyā. This was all a dramatic performance. A player knows everything, but still he plays on the stage in such a way that others do not understand him.
FAQs
He goes to the riverbank and, finding neither the calves nor the boys, begins searching the forest in all directions—setting the stage for Brahmā’s bewilderment (vimohana) and Kṛṣṇa’s divine revelation.
To highlight the unfolding of Brahmā-vimohana-līlā: externally Kṛṣṇa acts like a loving friend and protector of Vraja, while internally He is fully in control of the divine pastime meant to teach Brahmā and glorify bhakti.
It encourages attentive responsibility and care: like Kṛṣṇa protecting His dependents, a devotee should act diligently in duty while trusting that the Lord’s deeper plan is always auspicious.