carma-jais tÄntavaiḥ pÄÅ›air
baddhvÄ patitam arbhakÄḥ
nÄÅ›aknuran samuddhartuá¹
kṛṣṇÄyÄcakhyur utsukÄḥ
carma-jaiḥ - made of leather; tÄntavaiḥ - and made of spun thread; pÄÅ›aiḥ - with ropes; baddhvÄ - attaching; patitam - the fallen creature; arbhakÄḥ - the boys; na aÅ›aknuran - they were not able; samuddhartum - to lift out; kṛṣṇÄya - to Lord Kṛṣṇa; Äcakhyuḥ - they reported; utsukÄḥ - excitedly.
They caught on to the trapped lizard with leather thongs and then with woven ropes, but still they could not lift it out. So they went to Lord Kṛṣṇa and excitedly told Him about the creature.
ÅšrÄ«la JÄ«va GosvÄmÄ« explains that because in this chapter the Yadu boys, even ÅšrÄ« Pradyumna, are described as quite young, this must be an early pastime.
