Hare Krsna dear devotees
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains:
Krsna smiled to see all the trees, with their reddish leaf buds, fruits and flowers, bending down to touch His feet. Krsna knew that the trees were actually bowing down to worship Him, but since it was IMPROPER to glorify Himself, He smiled in great bliss and praised His elder brother, Balarama. Thus He addresses Balarama as adi purusa in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.15.6.
Krsna began to laugh or almost laugh (smayann iva) in order to hide His intentions from Balarama. This is explained in the Brhad-bhagavatamrta: " When the sweetness of Vrndavana and its inhabitants became prominent in Krsna's mind, He began glorifying them by making Balarama the object of praise. However, Krsna was actually praising Himself because the verses do not depict Balarama's glories. Out of sakhya-bhava, Krsna speaks His own glories in a joking way in the name of Balarama.
Hari bol
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