yan martya-līlaupayikaṠsva-yoga-
mÄyÄ-balaá¹ darÅ›ayatÄ gá¹›hÄ«tam
vismÄpanaá¹ svasya ca saubhagardheḥ
paraá¹ padaá¹ bhÅ«á¹£aṇa-bhÅ«á¹£aṇÄá¹…gam
yat - that which; martya-lÄ«lÄ - pastimes in the material world; aupayikam - just suitable for; sva - His own; yoga-mÄyÄ - of the spiritual potency; balam - the strength; darÅ›ayatÄ - showing; gá¹›hÄ«tam - accepted; vismÄpanam - even producing wonder; svasya - for Himself; ca - also; saubhaga-á¹›dheḥ - of abundant good fortune; param - supreme; padam - abode; bhÅ«á¹£aṇa - of ornaments; bhÅ«á¹£aṇa-aá¹…gam - the limbs of which were the ornaments.
“ ‘To exhibit the strength of His own spiritual potency, Lord Kṛṣṇa manifested a form just suitable for His pastimes in the material world. This form was wonderful even for Him and was the supreme abode of the wealth of good fortune. Its limbs were so beautiful that they increased the beauty of the ornaments worn on different parts of His body.’
This verse from ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (3.2.12) is stated in a conversation between Vidura and Uddhava. Uddhava thus begins his description of the pastimes of ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa in His form exhibited by yogamÄyÄ.
