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 क्रीडते बालको भूत्वा पूर्ववत्सुमहोदधौ संहारार्थं च शत्रूणां रक्षणाय च संस्थितः
  krīḍate bālako bhūtvā pūrvavatsumahodadhau saṁhārārthaṁ ca śatrūṇāṁ rakṣaṇāya ca saṁsthitaḥ
  WORD BY WORD
 
  krīḍate  enjoys pastimes; bālakaḥ  a boy; bhūtvā  becoming; pūrvavat  as before; su-mahodadhau  in a great ocean; saṁhāra  removal; artham  for the purpose; ca  and; śatrūṇām  of the enemies; rakṣaṇāya  for protection; saṁsthitaḥ  situated; 
  TRANSLATION
 
    | In this way the Lord becomes a child and enjoys pastimes as He had before in the great ocean (of milk). Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared to remove His enemies and protect (His devotees).
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