Krishna & Yashoda

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> God accessible to His devotees

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> 03-10-1997 :: Pg: 24 :: Col: c

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> Cl: Religion

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> CHENNAI, Oct. 3.

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> Among the auspicious qualities (Kalyana gunas) of the

> Almighty it is His easy accessibility (Saulabhya) which is

> important to human beings wallowing in bondage. It is not

> possible to attain the vision of God through human effort

> alone, unless He wills and graces man. But to His

> devotees, the Lord is indeed accessible though He is the

> absolute Lord, Master of all. This remains a mystery and it

> is very difficult to say who would become eligible for His

> grace, because it is reiterated in the scriptures that He

> remains elusive even to great Jnanis and Yogis.

>

> The incarnation of Lord Krishna itself reiterates this

> mystery. The joy He brought to the simple cowherd

> community who did not have any pretense to learning is

> described by Bhattatiri in the Narayaneeyam, ``O

> Bestower of liberation. When Thou, lying on the bed of

> Yashoda in the house of Nanda, did cry, the women-folk

> woke up and announced the birth of a boy. How can I

> describe it? All Gokula brimmed over with joy.''

>

> Describing Yashoda's merit the Bhagavata Purana

> mentions that by beholding Krishna and carressing His

> charming body, she surpassed in good fortune all the

> meritorious people in the world. This was a special blessing

> the Lord conferred on Yashoda and Nanda for their

> unalloyed devotion to Him in their previous births.

>

> In his discourse Sri B.Sundar Kumar said that the Gopis

> vied with one another to gain His attention. But at the same

> time they complained about the pranks He did, to

> Yashoda. He untethered the calves when they scolded Him

> and ate the curds and milk stolen from their homes. He not

> only stopped at eating them Himself but fed the monkeys

> and smashed the pots.

>

> ``He commits nuisance in our tidy homes and does other

> such mischievous acts. And having accomplished his work

> through pilfering devices, He sits by your side like a very

> innocent boy,'' accused the cowherd maidens. But

> beholding the charming innocence of her darling son,

> Yashoda did not feel inclined to rebuke Him. Krishna's

> childhood pranks and lilas continue to inspire poets and

> mystics.

>

> A mystic envisioning the manner in which Yashoda taught

> her son to walk as any mother would, wondered how

> blessed indeed this noble lady was, in that she held his

> hand and taught Him who had measured the 14 worlds in

> one step in His Trivikrama incarnation. Sage Suka in the

> Bhagavata observed while describing Krishna's

> accessibility to Yashoda, that neither Brahma, the creator,

> nor Lord Siva nor Goddess Sri who has Her abode on His

> very person, received such grace from Him as Yashoda

> did.

 

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