anvañcamÄnÄ jananÄ« bá¹›hac-calac-
chroṇī-bharÄkrÄnta-gatiḥ sumadhyamÄ
javena visraá¹sita-keÅ›a-bandhana-
cyuta-prasÅ«nÄnugatiḥ parÄmṛśat
anvañcamÄnÄ - following Kṛṣṇa very swiftly; jananÄ« - mother YaÅ›odÄ; bá¹›hat-calat-Å›roṇī-bhara-ÄkrÄnta-gatiḥ - being overburdened by the weight of her large breasts, she became tired and had to reduce her speed; su-madhyamÄ - because of her thin waist; javena - because of going very fast; visraá¹sita-keÅ›a-bandhana - from her arrangement of hair, which had become loosened; cyuta-prasÅ«na-anugatiḥ - she was followed by the flowers falling after her; parÄmṛśat - finally captured Kṛṣṇa without fail.
While following Kṛṣṇa, mother YaÅ›odÄ, her thin waist overburdened by her heavy breasts, naturally had to reduce her speed. Because of following Kṛṣṇa very swiftly, her hair became loose, and the flowers in her hair were falling after her. Yet she did not fail to capture her son, Kṛṣṇa.
YogÄ«s cannot capture Kṛṣṇa by severe penances and austerities, but mother YaÅ›odÄ, despite all obstacles, was finally able to catch Kṛṣṇa without difficulty. This is the difference between a yogÄ« and a bhakta. YogÄ«s cannot enter even the effulgence of Kṛṣṇa. Yasya prabhÄ prabhavato jagad-aṇá¸a-koá¹i-koá¹iá¹£u (Brahma-saá¹hitÄ 5.40). In that effulgence there are millions of universes, but yogÄ«s and jñÄnÄ«s cannot enter that effulgence even after many, many years of austerities, whereas bhaktas can capture Kṛṣṇa simply by love and affection. This is the example shown here by mother YaÅ›odÄ. Kṛṣṇa therefore confirms that if one wants to capture Him, one must undertake devotional service.
bhaktyÄ mÄm abhijÄnÄti
yÄvÄn yaÅ› cÄsmi tattvataḥ
tato mÄá¹ tattvato jñÄtvÄ
viśate tad-anantaram
(Bg. 18.55)
Bhaktas enter even the planet of Kṛṣṇa very easily, but the less intelligent yogÄ«s and jñÄnÄ«s, by their meditation, remain running after Kṛṣṇa. Even if they enter Kṛṣṇa’s effulgence, they fall down.
