Mother Yasoda binds Krishna

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Mother Yasoda finally bound Krishna. Because of His being controlled by her

love, she bound His belly with a simple little hair-band. Actually she

wasn't really binding Krishna with her hair-rope; she was binding Him with

her prema. In the same way, Krishna was not actually stealing the butter and

yogurt of the gopis. The makhan, butter, actually represents the prema in

the hearts of the gopis. Krishna was stealing their hearts. He is god, the

supreme proprietor. He can say, "Everything is Mine. I am the owner and

controller of everything." But there is not so much joy in that, in

comparison to His taking everything that is already His in and indirect

way-by stealing.

 

Actually, Mother Yasoda bound Krishna with her prema. Of all prema, the

gopis prema is the greatest. Being bound by the greatest prema means that

Krishna cannot understand how to become unbound. He has to continue being

bound by indebtedness. If Krishna will ask the gopis, "How can I repay you?"

they will reply, "Give us your service. We want to serve you." Then He

becomes still more indebted. He remains indebted and says, "Na paraye 'ham.

O gopis, your love for Me is so great. It is nirmala, completely pure. You

have given up what nobody else can give up: the ties of society, friendship

and love. Even if I have a lifetime of Brahma, I'll not be able to repay

this debt. Your own activities will have to be your payment". If, therefore,

one comes under the anugatya, the guidance of the gopis, one can then bind

Krishna like them.

 

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