How is it that we are speaking about Krishna as if He were a kid who got upset, furious, and caused mischief while, according to Vedic literatures, He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead? The response is that every living thing has an indescribable love for Krishna that may be expressed in a variety of different connections. The connections we make in the physical world are essentially mirrors of the connections Krishna followers make in the spiritual realm. The relationship between a servant and a master, an equal friend, a parent and a kid, a husband and wife, or a boyfriend and a girlfriend are all examples of relationships found in the material world. The associations The relationships we have in the material world exist because they exist originally with Krishna in the spiritual world. Mother Yasoda has maternal love for Krishna, and her desire to serve Krishna as His mother is so pure and so strong that Krishna, to reciprocate with her, plays the role of her son and thus allows her to serve Him as His mother. And when Krishna plays the role of Mother Yasoda’s son, He identifies with the role so much that He actually feels as if she is His mother and He is her son.
Krishna was cautiously scanning the area after his mischief since He knew that if His mother found out, He would be in trouble. Mother Yasoda then discovered Krishna seated on a wooden grinding mortar after she had set the boiling milk down from the burner. He started to flee from her in horror when He spotted her holding a stick. Like every mother, she wanted her son to be good and well-behaved and disciplined, in line with her conception. She didn’t intend to hit Him, but she felt that she needed to demonstrate the stick to enforce some discipline. Baby Krishna started to run away as a result. He was a quick, little guy, and she had a large body, so He could escape her. She pursued Him and became tired, but she was so determined and sincere in her desire to catch and train baby Krishna that eventually He felt compassion for her and allowed her to catch Him.
Mother Yasoda decided to tie up Krishna after she had captured Him, not as a punishment but rather to stop Him from getting into any further mischief. She then tried to tie Him around the waist with a piece of rope. However, the rope was two fingers’ width too short. The rope was still too short by two fingers after she added extra rope to the original length. She then added extra rope after getting some more, but the rope was still too short. Mother Yasoda was confused because every morning she would clothe the infant Krsna and fasten an ornate belt around His waist. She was aware of the size of His waist and the length of the belt had to be, and the length of the ropes now was much longer, but still the ropes couldn’t reach around Krishna’s waist. Mother Yasoda was the wife of the king of the cowherd community, and she had lots of ropes for various purposes. Yet even after putting together all the rope she could gather, still she couldn’t get it to fasten around baby Krishna’s belly. Then Krishna, in appreciation of her ardent desire and endeavor to serve Him, took compassion on Mother Yasoda and allowed her to bind Him. But actually, He was bound not by her ropes, but by her love.Krishna has done many such rituals in Gopapur.
Books Info
| Books name | Gopa Lila / ଗୋପ ଲୀଳା |
| Author | Damodara Misra |
| No Of pages | 10 |
| Publisher | The Students’ Store |
| Publication | 1925 |
| Printed At | NA |
| Distributor | NA |