bhumau-on the ground; nidhaya-placing; tam-the child; gopi-Mother Yasoda; vismita-being astonished; bhara-pidita-being aggrieved by the weight of the child; maha-purusam-Lord Visnu, Narayana; adadhyau-took shelter of; jagatam-as if the weight of the whole world; asa-engaged herself; karmasu-in other household affairs.