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9 / Mother Yasoda Binding Lord Krsna

Once upon a time, seeing that her maidservant was engaged in different
household duties, mother Yasoda personally took charge of churning
butter. And while she churned butter, she sang the childhood pastimes of
Krsna and enjoyed thinking of her son.

The end of her sari was tightly wrapped while she churned, and on
account of her intense love for her son, milk automatically dripped from
her breasts which moved as she labored very hard, churning with two
hands. The bangles and bracelets on her hands tinkled as they touched
each other, and her earrings and breasts shook. There were drops of
perspiration on her face, and the flower garland which was on her head
scattered here and there. Before this picturesque sight, Lord Krsna
appeared as a child. He felt hungry, and out of love for His mother, He
wanted her to stop churning. He indicated that her first business was to let
Him suck her breast and then churn butter later.

Mother Yasoda took her son on her lap and pushed the nipples of her
breasts into His mouth. And while Krsna was sucking the milk, she was
smiling, enjoying the beauty of her child’s face. Suddenly, the milk which
was on the oven began to boil over. Just to stop the milk from spilling,
mother Yasoda at once put Krsna aside and went to the oven. Left in that
state by His mother, Krsna became very angry, and His lips and eyes
became red in rage. He pressed His teeth and lips, and taking up a piece of
stone, He immediately broke the butter pot. He took butter out of it, and
with false tears in His eyes, He began to eat the butter in a secluded place.

In the meantime, mother Yasgoda returned to the churning place after
setting the overflowing milk pan in order. She saw the broken pot in which
the churning yogurt was kept. Since she could not find her boy, she
concluded that the broken pot was His work. She began to smile as she
thought, “The child is very clever. After breaking the pot He has left this

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