SB 10.26.7
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 7
- kvacid dhaiyaṅgava-stainye
- mātrā baddha udūkhale
- gacchann arjunayor madhye
- bāhubhyāṁ tāv apātayat
SYNONYMS
kvacit—once; haiyaṅgava—butter; stainye—engaged in stealing; mātrā—by His mother; baddhaḥ—bound up; udūkhale—to a large mortar; gacchan—moving; arjunayoḥ—the twin arjuna trees; madhye—between; bāhubhyām—by His hands; tau apātayat—He made them fall.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Once, His mother tied Him with ropes to a mortar because she had caught Him stealing butter. Then, crawling on His hands, He dragged the mortar between a pair of arjuna trees and pulled them down.
PURPORT
The two arjuna trees were old and thick, and they towered above little Kṛṣṇa's courtyard. Nevertheless, they were pulled down quite easily by the naughty child.