स्वमातु: स्विन्नगात्राया विस्रस्तकबरस्रज: । दृष्ट्वा परिश्रमं कृष्ण: कृपयासीत् स्वबन्धने ॥ १८ ॥
sva-mātuḥ svinna-gātrāyā visrasta-kabara-srajaḥ dṛṣṭvā pariśramaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ kṛpayāsīt sva-bandhane
- sva-mātuḥ
- of His own mother (Kṛṣṇa’s mother, Yaśodādevī)
- svinna-gātrāyāḥ
- when Kṛṣṇa saw His mother perspiring all over because of unnecessary labor
- visrasta
- were falling down
- kabara
- from her hair
- srajaḥ
- of whom the flowers
- dṛṣṭvā
- by seeing the condition of His mother
- pariśramam
- He could understand that she was now overworked and feeling fatigued
- kṛṣṇaḥ
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- kṛpayā
- by His causeless mercy upon His devotee and mother
- āsīt
- agreed
- sva-bandhane
- in binding Him
Because of mother Yaśodā’s hard labor, her whole body became covered with perspiration, and the flowers and comb were falling from her hair. When child Kṛṣṇa saw His mother thus fatigued, He became merciful to her and agreed to be bound.