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Chapter 8: Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth

Verse 33 of 49
SB 10.8.33

सा गृहीत्वा करे कृष्णमुपालभ्य हितैषिणी यशोदा भयसम्भ्रान्त प्रेक्षणाक्षमभाषत

sā gṛhītvā kare kṛṣṇam upālabhya hitaiṣiṇī yaśodā bhaya-sambhrānta- prekṣaṇākṣam abhāṣata

Synonyms

Mother Yaśodā; gṛhītvātaking; karewithin the hands (being anxious about what Kṛṣṇa might have eaten); kṛṣṇamKṛṣṇa; upālabhyawanted to chastise Him; hita-eṣiṇībecause she was anxious for the welfare of Kṛṣṇa, she became very much agitated, thinking, "How is it that Kṛṣṇa has eaten earth?"; yaśodāMother Yaśodā; bhaya-sambhrānta-prekṣaṇa-akṣambegan to look very carefully within Kṛṣṇa's mouth in fear, to see if Kṛṣṇa had eaten something dangerous; abhāṣatabegan to address Kṛṣṇa..

Translation

Upon hearing this from Kṛṣṇa's playmates, Mother Yaśodā, who was always full of anxiety over Kṛṣṇa's welfare, picked Kṛṣṇa up with her hands to look into His mouth and chastise Him. Her eyes fearful, she spoke to her son as follows.

Verse 33 of 49
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