TEXT 30
sri-suka uvaca
iti pranaya-baddhabhir
gopibhih krta-raksanam
payayitva stanam mata
sannyavesayad atmajam
SYNONYMS
sri-sukah uvacaSri Sukadeva Gosvami said; itiin this way; pranaya-baddhabhihwho were bound with maternal affection; gopibhihby the elderly gopis, headed by mother Yasoda; krta-raksanamall measures were taken to protect the child; payayitvaand after that, feeding the child; stanamthe nipple; matamother Yasoda; sannyavesayatmade to lie down on the bed; atmajamher son.
TRANSLATION
Srila Sukadeva Gosvami continued: All the gopis, headed by mother Yasoda, were bound by maternal affection. After they thus chanted mantras to protect the child, mother Yasoda gave the child the nipple of her breast to suck and then got Him to lie down on His bed.
PURPORT
When a baby drinks milk from the breast of his mother, this is a good sign of health. So the elderly gopis were not satisfied with chanting mantras to give protection to Krsna; they also tested whether their childs health was in order. When the child sucked the breast, this confirmed that He was healthy, and when the gopis were fully satisfied, they had the child lie down on His bed.

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