# Mother Yasoda *Vrindavan Associates* **See also:** [[artwork/personalities/krsna|Krishna]] | [[artwork/personalities/nanda|Nanda Maharaja]] | [[artwork/personalities/gopis|The Gopis]] **43 images** --- <h3>Krsna's Birthday Ceremony</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-1-7.jpg]] *Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa's foster father, celebrated the birth ceremony of his newborn son with great opulence. Everyone was overwhelmed with joy.* <h3>Krsna Kills Putana</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-2-1.jpg]] *Kṛṣṇa tötete die riesige Hexe Pūtanā, die von König Kaṁsa geschickt worden war, um alle Neugeborenen in Vṛndāvana umzubringen.* <h3>The Bathing Ceremony of Lord Krsna</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-2-2.jpg]] *Just after baby Kṛṣṇa turned three months old, mother Yaśodā saw that He was slanting His body in an attempt to rise and turn around. To celebrate this auspicious occasion, she arranged to observe the Vedic ceremony called utthāna, a bathing ceremony performed when a child is due to leave the house for the first time. So Mother Yaśodā called together the other women of the neighborhood to assist her, and the brāhmaṇas joined by chanting Vedic hymns while professional musicians played their instruments and sang.* <h3>Krsna Kills the Cart Demon</h3> ![[0047_SB-10-2-3.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The demon Śakaṭāsura took the form of a cart, but baby Kṛṣṇa, lying beneath it on a bed, kicked His legs in anger and destroyed the cart demon.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama and the Name-giving Ceremony</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-5.jpg]] *One day Vasudeva inspired Gargamuni, the family priest of the Yadu dynasty, to go to Nanda Mahārāja’s house in Vṛndāvana and perform the name-giving ceremony for Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. To keep the ceremony hidden from King Kaṁsa, Nanda Mahārāja requested Gargamuni to perform it in Nanda's very secluded cowshed. As Gargamuni cradled baby Kṛṣṇa in his hands, he said to Nanda Mahārāja, “To increase the transcendental bliss of the cowherd men of Gokula, this child Kṛṣṇa will always act auspiciously for you. And by His grace only, you will surpass all difficulties. Demons cannot harm the demigods, who always have Lord Viṣṇu on their side. Similarly, any person or group attached to Kṛṣṇa is extremely fortunate. Because such persons are very much affectionate toward Kṛṣṇa, they cannot be defeated by demons like the associates of Kaṁsa. O Nanda Mahārāja, in His transcendental qualities, opulence, name, fame and influence, this child of yours is exactly like Nārāyaṇa. You should therefore raise Him very carefully and cautiously."* <h3>Mother Yasoda Chases Krsna</h3> ![[0049_SB-10-2-9.jpg]] *Mutter Yaśodā versuchte, Kṛṣṇa einzuholen – Ihn, den nicht einmal große Yogis mit ihrer Meditation erreichen können.* <h3>Krsna Opens His Mouth and Shows His Mother the Universe</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-2-7.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Once, Mother Yaśodā instructed Kṛṣṇa to open His mouth so she could see whether He had eaten dirt. She was astonished to see everything within the entire universe, including her very self.* <h3>Krsna and Balarama Steal Butter From the Gopis</h3> ![[0050_SB-10-2-8.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: The cowherd women of Vṛndāvana complained to Mother Yaśodā that Kṛṣṇa and His brother Balarāma would secretly enter their homes to steal the yogurt and butter they stored in pots hanging from the ceiling.* <h3>The Deliverance of the Yamala-Arjuna Trees</h3> ![[0051_SB-10-2-11.jpg]] *EN KB 2018 one-vol: Bound to the wooden mortar, child Kṛṣṇa proceeded toward the twin arjuna trees, which were actually the sons of Kuvera, in order to fulfill the prophecy of Nārada Muni. Although He was able to pass between them, the large wooden mortar stuck horizontally, and with great strength He pulled the rope tied to the mortar. The two trees, with all their branches and limbs, fell with a crash. Out of the broken, fallen trees came two great personalities, shining like blazing fire, who bowed before little Kṛṣṇa.* <h3>Mother Yasoda Dresses Krsna</h3> ![[0053_AB-C49.jpg]] *“Kṛṣṇa's younger friends assist Mother Yaśodā in dressing Him.” The spiritual world is full of ever-increasing love for the Supreme Lord. There is no way to measure the love and devotion Kṛṣṇa’s devotees feel for Him.* <h3>Yasoda Binds Krsna</h3> ![[0080_SB-1-2-3.jpg]] *With maternal affection, Queen Kuntī here remembers another of Lord Kṛṣṇa's bewildering pastimes. One day, the Lord, playing just like a human child, spoiled the stocked butter of Mother Yaśodā by breaking the pots and distributing the contents to His friends and playmates, including the celebrated monkeys of Vṛndāvana, who took full advantage of the Lord's munificence. Mother Yaśodā saw this, and out of her pure love she wanted to make a show of punishment for her transcendental child. She took a rope and threatened to tie Him up, as is generally done with ordinary children who have been naughty. Seeing the rope in her hands, the Lord bowed down His head and began to weep, and as tears rolled down His cheeks they washed off the black ointment smeared about His beautiful eyes. Because Queen Kuntī felt maternal love for Kṛṣṇa, she adored this image of Him. But because she knew Kṛṣṇa's supreme position, she was amazed that although He was feared by fear personified, He appeared to be afraid of His mother, who wanted to punish Him just like an ordinary child.* <h3>Krsna Plays on the Body of Putana</h3> ![[0081_SB-2-2-9.jpg]] *The Lord sucked the breast of the Pūtanā witch along with her life air, and the demon's gigantic body fell down.* <h3>Krsna Kicks the Cart</h3> ![[0084_SB-2-2-10.jpg]] *At the age of three months, Lord Kṛṣṇa killed the Śakaṭāsura demon, who had remained hidden behind a cart.* <h3>0088/KB1-18 pg.64</h3> ![[0088-KB1-18--pg.64jpg.jpg]] <h3>Vasudeva Exchanges Krsna for Yasoda's Daughter</h3> ![[0090_KB1-7-pg.31.jpg]] *Vasudeva entered the house and silently exchanged his son for Yaśodā's daughter.* <h3>Krsna's Family Moves to Vrndavana</h3> ![[0091_KB1-20-pg.76.jpg]] <h3>0092/NOD Nanda Yasoda</h3> ![[0092_NOD-Nanda-Yasoda.jpg]] *Vātsalya-rasa (Parenthood): “Mahārāja Nanda addressed his wife, 'My dear Yaśodā, how wonderful Kṛṣṇa looks, and how He is increasing my transcendental bliss more and more!;" Kṛṣṇa is the supreme enjoyer, and He takes pleasure in all the varieties of love offered to Him by His devotees. He sometimes lets His confidential devotees think of Him as their son and enjoys their parental affection.* <h3>Krsna Runs Into Yasoda's Arms</h3> ![[0093_KB1-25-pg.117.jpg]] *Returning home, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were welcomed by Their affectionate mothers.* <h3>The First Janmastami</h3> ![[0093_KB1-4-pg.38.jpg]] *The joyous vibrations at Kṛṣṇa's birth ceremony could be heard in all the pasturing grounds and houses.* <h3>Name-giving Ceremony for Krsna and Balarama</h3> ![[0094_KB1-13-pg.56.jpg]] *The family priest, Garga Muni, performed the name-giving ceremony when Kṛṣṇa was one year old.* <h3>Krsna Pulled by a Calf</h3> ![[0094_KB1-14-pg.59.jpg]] *Yaśodā and Rohiṇī would call all their neighboring friends to see the fun.* <h3>Gopi Mothers Churning Butter</h3> ![[0095_KB1-15-pg.61.jpg]] *The darling of Vraja.* <h3>Krsna Kicks the Household Cart</h3> ![[0095_KB1-8-pg.52.jpg]] *No one could ascertain the cause of the cart's falling.* <h3>Krsna and His Mother</h3> ![[0103_BTG-18-12-p2.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Balarama Steal Butter</h3> ![[0137_KB1-11--pg61.jpg]] *All day Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma simply made arrangements to steal butter and yogurt.* <h3>Yasoda and Baby Krsna</h3> ![[0137_KB1-3--pg30.jpg]] <h3>Lifting Govardhana Hill</h3> ![[0142_KB1-26.jpg]] *Az Úr Kṛṣṇa ötezer évvel ezelőtt, vṛndāvanai kedvtelései során felemelte a Govardhana-hegyet, s hét napon át tartotta a magasban, hogy megvédelmezze Vṛndāvana lakóit a rettentő esőtől, amelyet Indra, a félistenek királya küldött ellenük.* <h3>Krsna Greets His Parents</h3> ![[0147_KBC-3--p55.jpg]] *When Kṛṣṇa entered Vṛndāvana with His friends at the end of a day of cowherding, His face decorated with tilaka and smeared with the dust raised by the cows, He was received by His affectionate parents, who bathed Him, dressed Him in clean garments, and bestowed blessings on Him.* <h3>Krsna Shows Mother Yasoda the Universal Form</h3> ![[0152_KB1-10--pg54.jpg]] *Mother Yaśodā saw within the mouth of Kṛṣṇa the whole sky, including all the luminaries, stars, and all directions.* <h3>Damodara Bound By His Mother's Love</h3> ![[0160_NOD-p179-_-BTG-14.5.jpg]] *“Because of her ecstatic love for Him, Kṛṣṇa allowed Mother Yaśodā to bind Him with ropes.” Yaśodā experiences spiritual love for Kṛṣṇa that resembles the affection a mother feels toward her child. After catching Him stealing butter, she dutifully chastises her naughty transcendental son.* <h3>Yasoda Finds Krsna Safe on Trnavarta's Dead Body</h3> ![[0169_UP--47.jpg]] <h3>Krsna and Mother Yasoda</h3> ![[0177_UP--124.jpg]] <h3>Yasoda Feeds Krsna</h3> ![[Adi-1-4.jpg]] *EN CC Adi 1 1996: Mother Yaśodā regards Kṛṣṇa not as God but as her beloved son, and thus she nourishes and protects Him, thinking Him utterly helpless.* <h3>Art 0090/0090/KB1-11 pg.61</h3> ![[0090_KB1-11-pg.61.jpg]] <h3>Art 0143/0143/KB1-18 pg64</h3> ![[0143_KB1-18--pg64.jpg]] <h3>Art 0152/0152/KB1-14 pg59</h3> ![[0152_KB1-14--pg59.jpg]] <h3>Art 0152/0152/KB1-15 pg61</h3> ![[0152_KB1-15--pg61.jpg]] <h3>Art 0158/0158/NOD</h3> ![[0158_NOD.jpg]] <h3>Art 0161/0161/NOD 505</h3> ![[0161_NOD--505.jpg]] <h3>Art 0183/0183/UP 140</h3> ![[0183_UP--140.jpg]] <h3>Art 0227/0227/TS 07</h3> ![[0227_TS-07.jpg]] <h3>Krsna Carries His Father's Wooden Shoes</h3> ![[Mad-2-9.jpg]] *EN SB 10.2 1977: In any situation, Kṛṣṇa is always the infinitely powerful Supreme Personality of Godhead. But just to increase the ecstatic emotion of His intimate, loving devotees like Mother Yaśodā and Nanda Mahārāja, Kṛṣṇa agrees to come under their control. Sometimes Nanda Mahārāja would ask Kṛṣṇa to bring him his wooden slippers, and Kṛṣṇa, with great difficulty, would put the slippers on His head and take them to His father. At such times Nanda Mahārāja would exclaim, “My dear Yaśodā, just look at your offspring, Kṛṣṇa! See His blackish bodily luster, His eyes tinged with red color, His broad chest and His beautiful pearl ornaments. How wonderful He looks, and how He is increasing my transcendental bliss more and more!”* <h3>Caitanya Mahaprabhu Serves at Nandagram</h3> ![[Mad-7-5.jpg]] *EN CC Madhya 4: In the cave, Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu offered His respects to the forms of Nanda and Yaśodā, and then with great ecstatic love He touched the body of Lord Kṛṣṇa.* --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. All rights reserved. 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