Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 11


Sanskrit:

रुदन्तं सुतमादाय यशोदा ग्रहशङ्किता ।कृतस्वस्त्ययनं विप्रै: सूक्तै: स्तनमपाययत् ॥ ११ ॥

ITRANS:

rudantaṁ sutam ādāyayaśodā graha-śaṅkitākṛta-svastyayanaṁ vipraiḥsūktaiḥ stanam apāyayat

Translation:

Thinking that some bad planet had attacked Kṛṣṇa, mother Yaśodā picked up the crying child and allowed Him to suck her breast. Then she called for experienced brāhmaṇas to chant Vedic hymns and perform an auspicious ritualistic ceremony.

Purport:

Whenever there is some danger or some inauspicious occurrence, it is the custom of Vedic civilization to have qualified brāhmaṇas immediately chant Vedic hymns to counteract it. Mother Yaśodā did this properly and allowed the baby to suck her breast.