Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 34


Sanskrit:

कस्मान्मृदमदान्तात्मन् भवान्भक्षितवान्‌ रह: ।वदन्ति तावका ह्येते कुमारास्तेऽग्रजोऽप्ययम् ॥ ३४ ॥

ITRANS:

kasmān mṛdam adāntātmanbhavān bhakṣitavān rahaḥvadanti tāvakā hy etekumārās te ’grajo ’py ayam

Translation:

Dear Kṛṣṇa, why are You so restless that You have eaten dirt in a solitary place? This complaint has been lodged against You by all Your playmates, including Your elder brother, Balarāma. How is this?

Purport:

Mother Yaśodā was agitated by Kṛṣṇa’s restless misbehavior. Her house was full of sweetmeats. Why then should the restless boy eat dirt in a solitary place? Kṛṣṇa replied, “My dear mother, they have plotted together and lodged a complaint against Me so that you will punish Me. My elder brother, Balarāma, has joined them. Actually, I have not done this. Take My words as true. Do not be angry and chastise Me.”