Ādi-līlā

Chapter 5: The Glories of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

Verse 140 of 231
Cc Ādi 5.140

কেযং বা কুত আযাতা দৈবী বা নার্যুতাসুরী প্রাযো মাযাস্তু মে ভর্তুর্নান্যা মে ঽপি বিমোহিনী

केयं वा कुत आयाता दैवी वा नार्युतासुरी प्रायो मायास्तु मे भर्तुर्नान्या मे ऽपि विमोहिनी

keyaṁ vā kuta āyātā daivī vā nāry utāsurī prāyo māyāstu me bhartur nānyā me 'pi vimohinī

Synonyms

who; iyamthis; or; kutaḥfrom where; āyātāhas come; daivīwhether demigod; or; nārīwoman; utaor; āsurīdemoness; prāyaḥin most cases; māyāillusory energy; astushe must be; meMy; bhartuḥof the master, Lord Kṛṣṇa; nanot; anyāany other; meMy; apicertainly; vimohinībewilderer..

Translation

"Who is this mystic power, and where has she come from? Is she a demigod or a demoness? She must be the illusory energy of My master, Lord Kṛṣṇa, for who else can bewilder Me?"

Purport

The playful pastimes of the Lord caused suspicion in the mind of Lord Brahmā, and therefore Lord Brahmā, to test Kṛṣṇa's Lordship, stole all the Lord's cows and cowherd boys with his own mystic power. Śrī Kṛṣṇa responded, however, by replacing all the cows and boys in the field. Lord Balarāma's thoughts of astonishment at such wonderful retaliation are recorded in this verse (Bhāg. 10.13.37).

Verse 140 of 231
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