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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.7.30

गृह्णीत यद् यदुपबन्धममुष्य माता शुल्बं सुतस्य न तु तत् तदमुष्य माति । यज्जृम्भतोऽस्य वदने भुवनानि गोपी संवीक्ष्य शङ्कितमना: प्रतिबोधितासीत् ॥ ३० ॥
gṛhṇīta yad yad upabandham amuṣya mātā
[grihneeta yad yad upabandham amushya maataa]
śulbaṁ sutasya na tu tat tad amuṣya māti
[shulbam sutasya na tu tat tad amushya maati]
yaj jṛmbhato ’sya vadane bhuvanāni gopī
[yaj jrimbhato ’sya vadane bhuvanaani gopee]
saṁvīkṣya śaṅkita-manāḥ pratibodhitāsīt
[samveekshya shankita-manaah pratibodhitaaseet]
Word-for-word
gṛhṇīta — by taking up yat yat — whatsoever upabandham — ropes for tying amuṣya — His mātā — mother śulbam — ropes sutasya — of her son na — not tu — however tat tat — by and by amuṣya — His māti — was sufficient yat — that which jṛmbhataḥ — opening the mouth asya — of Him vadane — in the mouth bhuvanāni — the worlds gopī — the cowherd woman saṁvīkṣya — so seeing it śaṅkita-manāḥ — doubtful in mind pratibodhitā — convinced in a different way āsīt — was so done.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gṛhṇīta yad yad upabandham amuṣya mātā
gṛhṇīta
by taking up
yat yat
whatsoever
upabandham
ropes for tying
amuṣya
His
mātā
mother
śulbaṁ sutasya na tu tat tad amuṣya māti
śulbam
ropes
sutasya
of her son
na
not
tu
however
tat tat
by and by
amuṣya
His
māti
was sufficient
yaj jṛmbhato ’sya vadane bhuvanāni gopī
yat
that which
jṛmbhataḥ
opening the mouth
saṁvīkṣya śaṅkita-manāḥ pratibodhitāsīt
asya
of Him
vadane
in the mouth
bhuvanāni
the worlds
gopī
the cowherd woman
saṁvīkṣya
so seeing it
śaṅkita-manāḥ
doubtful in mind
pratibodhitā
convinced in a different way
āsīt
was so done.
When the cowherd woman [Kṛṣṇa’s foster mother, Yaśodā] was trying to tie the hands of her son with ropes, she found the rope to be always insufficient in length, and when she finally gave up, Lord Kṛṣṇa, by and by, opened His mouth, wherein the mother found all the universes situated. Seeing this, she was doubtful in her mind, but she was convinced in a different manner of the mystic nature of her son.
Purport

One day Lord Kṛṣṇa as the naughty child disturbed His mother Yaśodā, and she began to tie up the child with ropes just to punish Him. But no matter how much rope she used, she found it always insufficient. Thus she became fatigued, but in the meantime the Lord opened His mouth, and the affectionate mother saw within the mouth of her son all the universes situated together. The mother was astonished, but out of her deep affection for Kṛṣṇa she thought that the Almighty Godhead Nārāyaṇa had kindly looked after her son just to protect Him from all the continuous calamities happening to Him. Because of her deep affection for Kṛṣṇa, she could never think that her very son was Nārāyaṇa, the Personality of Godhead Himself. That is the action of yoga-māyā, the internal potency of the Supreme Lord, which acts to perfect all the pastimes of the Lord with His different types of devotees. Who could play such wonders without being God?

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Yaśodā took rope to bind him up but the rope was not sufficient to tie him. She also saw in his gaping mouth the universe, and then, with a worried mind, recovered her affection for him as her son.
Commentary

Mother Yaśoḍā took a rope (śulbam) to tie him up, but it was not big (na māti) enough to tie him. Yaśoḍā (gopī), seeing all the worlds in his open mouth, was first astonished. Kiṁ svapna etad uta deva-māyā: was this a dream or some illusion of the devatās? (SB 10.8.40) Then she understood that her child had great powers. atho amuṣyaiva mamārbhakasya yaḥ kaścanautpattika ātma-yogaḥ: has this been manifested by my own intelligence, or is it some mystic power exhibited by my child? (SB 10.8.40) Did Kṛṣṇa do this? Then after that, she recovered (pratibodhitā). She realized the sweetness of her affection for her child, which counteracted her realization of his powers. She had previously thought “He is Nārāyaṇa. Let him destroy my materialistic affection for him, seeing him as my child” with such words as praṇatāsmi tat-padam (SB 10.8.40): I pay respects to his lotus feet.

Related values & verses
Related verses
SB 10.8.40
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Yaśodā tried to tie Kṛṣṇa with rope and found every rope too short. When He finally opened His mouth she saw the universe inside. The Unbindable allows Himself to be bound by love — but love alone bends Him.
Reflection Questions
  • What in me tries to bind God with cleverness or rules instead of with love?
  • Where is my love so strong that even the universe bows inside His smile?
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