ambhojanma-janis tad-antara-gato mÄyÄrbhakasyeÅ›itur
draá¹£á¹uá¹ mañju mahitvam anyad api tad-vatsÄn ito vatsapÄn
nÄ«tvÄnyatra kurÅ«dvahÄntaradadhÄt khe 'vasthito yaḥ purÄ
dṛṣá¹vÄghÄsura-moká¹£aṇaá¹ prabhavataḥ prÄptaḥ paraá¹ vismayam
ambhojanma-janiḥ - Lord BrahmÄ, who was born from a lotus flower; tat-antara-gataḥ - now became entangled with the affairs of Kṛṣṇa, who was enjoying luncheon pastimes with His cowherd boys; mÄyÄ-arbhakasya - of the boys made by Kṛṣṇa's mÄyÄ; Ä«Å›ituḥ - of the supreme controller; draá¹£á¹um - just to see; mañju - very pleasing; mahitvam anyat api - other glories of the Lord also; tat-vatsÄn - their calves; itaḥ - than that place where they were; vatsa-pÄn - and the cowherd boys taking care of the calves; nÄ«tvÄ - bringing them; anyatra - to a different place; kurÅ«dvaha - O MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it; antara-dadhÄt - kept hidden and invisible for some time; khe avasthitaḥ yaḥ - this person BrahmÄ, who was situated in the higher planetary system in the sky; purÄ - formerly; dṛṣá¹vÄ - was observing; aghÄsura-moká¹£aṇam - the wonderful killing and deliverance of AghÄsura from material tribulation; prabhavataḥ - of the all-potent Supreme Person; prÄptaḥ param vismayam - had become extremely astonished.
O MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it, BrahmÄ, who resides in the higher planetary system in the sky, had observed the activities of the most powerful Kṛṣṇa in killing and delivering AghÄsura, and he was astonished. Now that same BrahmÄ wanted to show some of his own power and see the power of Kṛṣṇa, who was engaged in His childhood pastimes, playing as if with ordinary cowherd boys. Therefore, in Kṛṣṇa’s absence, BrahmÄ took all the boys and calves to another place. Thus he became entangled, for in the very near future he would see how powerful Kṛṣṇa was.
When AghÄsura was being killed by Kṛṣṇa, who was accompanied by His associates, BrahmÄ was astonished, but when he saw that Kṛṣṇa was very much enjoying His pastimes of lunch, he was even more astonished and wanted to test whether Kṛṣṇa was actually there. Thus he became entangled in Kṛṣṇa’s mÄyÄ. After all, BrahmÄ was born materially. As mentioned here, ambhojanma janiḥ: he was born of ambhoja, a lotus flower. It does not matter that he was born of a lotus and not of any man, animal or material father. A lotus is also material, and anyone born through the material energy must be subject to the four material deficiencies: bhrama (the tendency to commit mistakes), pramÄda (the tendency to be illusioned), vipralipsÄ (the tendency to cheat) and karaṇÄpÄá¹ava (imperfect senses). Thus BrahmÄ also became entangled.
BrahmÄ, with his mÄyÄ, wanted to test whether Kṛṣṇa was actually present. These cowherd boys were but expansions of Kṛṣṇa’s personal self (Änanda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhÄvitÄbhiḥ). Later Kṛṣṇa would show BrahmÄ how He expands Himself into everything as His personal pleasure, Änanda-cinmaya-rasa. HlÄdinÄ« Å›aktir asmÄt: Kṛṣṇa has a transcendental potency called hlÄdinÄ« Å›akti. He does not enjoy anything that is a product of the material energy. BrahmÄ, therefore, would see Lord Kṛṣṇa expand His energy.
BrahmÄ wanted to take away Kṛṣṇa’s associates, but instead he took away some other boys and calves. RÄvaṇa wanted to take away SÄ«tÄ, but that was impossible, and instead he took away a mÄyÄ SÄ«tÄ. Similarly, BrahmÄ took away mÄyÄrbhakÄḥ: boys manifested by Kṛṣṇa’s mÄyÄ. BrahmÄ could show some extraordinary opulence to the mÄyÄrbhakÄḥ; but he could not show any extraordinary potency to Kṛṣṇa’s associates. That he would see in the very near future. MÄyÄrbhakasya Ä«Å›ituḥ. This bewilderment, this mÄyÄ, was caused by the supreme controller, prabhavataḥ — the all-potent Supreme Person, Kṛṣṇa — and we shall see the result. Anyone materially born is subject to bewilderment. This pastime is therefore called brahma-vimohana-lÄ«lÄ, the pastime of bewildering BrahmÄ. Mohitaá¹ nÄbhijÄnÄti mÄm ebhyaḥ param avyayam (Bg. 7.13). Materially born persons cannot fully understand Kṛṣṇa. Even the demigods cannot understand Him (muhyanti yat sÅ«rayaḥ). Tene brahmÄ há¹›dÄ ya Ädi-kavaye (BhÄg. 1.1.1). Everyone, from BrahmÄ down to the small insect, must take lessons from Kṛṣṇa.
