89. Bhagavata - Lord Brahma's Trick on Srikrishna Backfires
To test Srikrishna's power, Brahma carried away the cowherds and calves from Vrindavan and put to sleep in his Maya kalpe.
When Brahma came to Vrindavan almost a year later, he noticed Srikrishna was with his cowherds and calves and was wonderstruck.
Brahma kept on seeing the hidden calves, and cowherds kept safe in his custody and the one appearing before him back to back and was utterly confused.
The cowherds and calves were looking similar but were not his creation and hence not bound by his Maya.
SriSukamuni said Brahma’s Maya is like fireflies in daylight or as fog in dark nights. Vishnu Maya is far, far superior.
Additionally, Srikrishna made each of the custodial cows and cowherds (hidden by Brahma) appear in His form - dark in completion, wearing yellow silk cloth, with four arms, carrying a conch, a discus, a mace and a lotus in their hands, curly hairs clearly visible on the chest (srivatsa), ear rings, a pearl necklace, anklets, bangles, and fresh basil leaves garland that hung from the top of the crown to the legs.
He is seen and all His creations, both animate and inanimate, Maha-tattva, Samskara, Time, 3 gunas, Kama, Karma, etc.
Brahma stood mute like a doll and could not comprehend through reason the peculiarities of the Lord. He stretched his body on the ground and touched His feet, and bathed them with his joyful tears.
Source: Bhagavatha Mahapurana
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