BRS 2.4.172

BRS 2.4.172

Verse Text

tatra cintayā, yathā – lohitāyati mārtaṇḍe veṇu-dhvanim aśṛṇvatī | cintayākrānta-hṛdayā nidadrau nanda-gehinī ||172||

Translation

Nidrā arising from worry: When the sun turned red at sunset and she did not hear the sound of the flute, Yaśodā entered a state of nidrā, being afflicted by excessive pondering the situation.

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

Every evening at sunset Kṛṣṇa used to return from the pasturing ground where He herded cows. Sometimes when Mother Yaśodā could not hear the sweet vibration of His flute she would become very anxious, and because of this she would feel dizzy. Thus, dizziness caused by anxiety in ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa is also possible.