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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.11.34

तथा यशोदारोहिण्यावेकं शकटमास्थिते । रेजतु: कृष्णरामाभ्यां तत्कथाश्रवणोत्सुके ॥ ३४ ॥
tathā yaśodā-rohiṇyāv
[tathaa yashodaa-rohinyaav]
ekaṁ śakaṭam āsthite
[ekam shakatam aasthite]
rejatuḥ kṛṣṇa-rāmābhyāṁ
[rejatuh krishna-raamaabhyaam]
tat-kathā-śravaṇotsuke
[tat-kathaa-shravanotsuke]
tathā — as well as yaśodā - rohiṇyau — both mother Yaśodā and mother Rohiṇī ekam śakaṭam — on one bullock cart āsthite — seated rejatuḥ — very beautiful kṛṣṇa - rāmābhyām — Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, along with Their mothers tat - kathā — of the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma śravaṇa - utsuke — being situated in hearing with great transcendental pleasure .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathā yaśodā-rohiṇyāv
tathā
as well as
yaśodā - rohiṇyau
both mother Yaśodā and mother Rohiṇī
ekaṁ śakaṭam āsthite
ekam śakaṭam
on one bullock cart
āsthite
seated
rejatuḥ kṛṣṇa-rāmābhyāṁ
rejatuḥ
very beautiful
kṛṣṇa - rāmābhyām
Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, along with Their mothers
tat-kathā-śravaṇotsuke
tat - kathā
of the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma
śravaṇa - utsuke
being situated in hearing with great transcendental pleasure .
Thus hearing about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma with great pleasure, mother Yaśodā and Rohiṇīdevī, so as not to be separated from Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma for even a moment, got up with Them on one bullock cart. In this situation, they all looked very beautiful.

It appears that mother Yaśodā and Rohiṇī could not be separated from Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma even for a moment. They used to pass their time either by taking care of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma or by chanting about Their pastimes. Thus mother Yaśodā and Rohiṇī looked very beautiful.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus hearing about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma with great pleasure, mother Yaśodā and Rohiṇīdevī, so as not to be separated from Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma for even a moment, got up with Them on one bullock cart. In this situation, they all looked very beautiful.
Commentary

They formed a half circle. In the back were stored all the household goods and front portion was wide so that the cows could easily come and go. This is described in the Visnu Purana. On the first day, the formation was made using the carts. Later they surrounded their dwellings with thorn bushes, thorny trees and branches.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

With they were eager to hear the talk of Nanda, or they were eager to hear the two boys talk.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Tathā is an ornament of speech or indicates “among all that was described Yaśodā and Rohinī also were decorated with niṣkās etc.” They were on the cart with Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma because they wanted to hear stories from Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Out of affection neither of the two boys could give up the other. Or the mothers in eagerness to hear the two boys speak did not distinguish between them. Or they were eager to hear the two speak to each other. Kṛṣṇa is mentioned first in reference to Yaśodā and Balarāma to Rohiṇī. Or they wear to hear Kṛṣṇa speak with great sweetness.

Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Vinaya (Humility / Modesty)Discriminative WisdomAdambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)
Related verses
Yaśodā and Rohiṇī cannot bear separation from Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma even for a moment — bind your day to Him by service or by hearing His pastimes.
Practical Applications
  • Refuse to let any stretch of today pass without either serving Kṛṣṇa directly or hearing/chanting about His pastimes — fill the gaps the way Yaśodā and Rohiṇī did.
  • Notice the moments when you instinctively reach for the phone or a distraction, and replace one such moment today with reading or reciting a līlā of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.
  • Travel with Kṛṣṇa on your 'one bullock cart' — before leaving the house or starting a commute, vow inwardly that He rides with you, and conduct yourself accordingly.
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