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even in darkness They can see everything.” Then mother Yasoda would
inform them, “All right, keep your butter and yogurt carefully so that
They may not reach it.” In reply to this, the gopis said, “Yes, actually we
do so, but because we are sometimes engaged in our household duties,
these naughty boys enter our house somehow or other-and spoil every-
thing. Sometimes being unable to steal our butter and yogurt, out of
anger They pass urine on the clean floor and sometimes spit on it. Just
see your boy now—He is hearing this complaint. All day They simply make
arrangements to steal our butter and yogurt, and now They are sitting
just like very silent good boys. Just see His face.” When mother Yagoda
thought to chastise her boy after hearing all the complaints, she saw His
pitiable face, and smiling, she did not chastise Him.

Another day, when Krsna and Balarama were playing with Their friends,
all the boys joined Balarama and told mother Yasoda that Krsna had eaten
clay. On hearing this, mother Yasoda caught hold of Krsna’s hand and said,
“My dear Krsna, why have You eaten earth in a solitary place? Just see, all
Your friends including Balarama are complaining about You.” Being
afraid of His mother, Krsna replied, “My dear mother, all these boys,
including My elder brother Balarama, are speaking lies against Me. I have
never eaten clay. My elder brother Balarama, while playing with Me today,
became angry, and therefore He has joined with the other boys to complain
against Me. They have all combined together to complain so you will be
angry and chastise Me. If you think they are truthful, then you can look
within My mouth to see whether I have taken clay or not.” His mother
replied, “All right, if You have actually not taken any clay, then just open
Your mouth. I shall see.”

When the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna was so ordered by His
mother, He immediately opened His mouth just like an ordinary boy. Then
mother Yagoda saw within that mouth the complete opulence of creation.
She saw the entire outer space in all directions, mountains, islands, oceans,
seas, planets, air, fire, moon and stars. Along with the moon and the stars
she also saw the entire elements, water, sky, the extensive ethereal
existence along with the total ego and the products of the senses and the
controller of the senses, all the demigods, the objects of the senses like
sound, smell, etc., and the three qualities of material nature. She also
could perceive that within His mouth were all living entities, eternal time,
material nature, spiritual nature, activity, consciousness and different
forms of the whole creatien. Yasoda could find within the mouth of her
child everything necessary for cosmic manifestation. She also saw, within
His mouth, herself taking Krsna on her lap and having Him sucking her
