Text 22

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muhūrtam abhavad goṣṭhaṁ
rajasā tamasāvṛtam
sutaṁ yaśodā nāpaśyat
tasmin nyastavatī yataḥ

Synonyms

muhūrtam—for a moment; abhavat—there was; goṣṭham—throughout the whole pasturing ground; rajasa—by big particles of dust; tamasa avrtam—covered with darkness; sutam—her son; yaśodā—mother Yaśodā; na apaśyat—could not find; tasmin—in that very spot; nyastavatī—she had placed Him; yatah—where. 

Translation

For a moment, the whole pasturing ground was overcast with dense darkness from the dust storm, and mother Yaśodā was unable to find her son where she had placed Him. 

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