Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 24


Sanskrit:

उवाह कृष्णो भगवान् श्रीदामानं पराजित: ।वृषभं भद्रसेनस्तु प्रलम्बो रोहिणीसुतम् ॥ २४ ॥

ITRANS:

uvāha kṛṣṇo bhagavānśrīdāmānaṁ parājitaḥvṛṣabhaṁ bhadrasenas tupralambo rohiṇī-sutam

Translation:

Defeated, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa carried Śrīdāmā. Bhadrasena carried Vṛṣabha, and Pralamba carried Balarāma, the son of Rohiṇī.

Purport:

One may ask how Bhagavān, the Supreme Lord, can be defeated by His boyfriends. The answer is that in His original form, God has a most playful nature and occasionally enjoys submitting to the strength or desire of His loving friends. A father may sometimes playfully fall down on the ground when struck by his beloved little child. These acts of love give pleasure to all parties. Thus Śrīdāmā agreed to ride on Lord Kṛṣṇa’s shoulders to please his beloved friend, who happened to be Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.