Yadhavabhyudhaya-Krishna in Gokulam

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Vasudeva entered Gokula where ,says Desika, 'svasutham agryam

asooyatha rohini,' which implies that he saw his son Balarama

also.There he placed Krishna near the sleeping Yasodha and took the

female child near her to Mathura. Knowing that the eighth child was

born, Kamsa came and took the infant by her legs to strike her on the

rock when she kicked herself free and rose up to the sky and warned

kamsa about the birth of Krishna. Her speech is described by Desika

thus: 'patu gabheeram udhaaram anaakulam hitham avistharam arthyam

aviplavam.' It was patu,sharp and

pungent,gabheeram,resonant,udhaaram, distinct, anaakulam, poised,

hitham, wellwishing, due to her karuna the goddess Durga as she was

to be known later, wanted to warn him not to court distruction. It

was also avistharam, brief,arthyam, meaningful and aviplavam

unmistakeable.

 

She said that she was aseshasuraasuramohinee, the deluder of

all devas and asuras, being the Maya of the Lord, the destroyer of

madhukaitabha, the maya that veils the real nature of the Lord ,

yavanikaa. Then she warned him that his destroyer is in the house of

Nanda, 'Vasathi nandagrhe vibudhadhvishaam dhamayithaa vasudeva

samudbhavah thava naasayitha.' In the Bhagavatha the Yogamaya does

not divulge the whereabouts of Krishna but Desika boldly makes her

give the address of Krishna perhaps to make it clear to Kamsa that

he cannot harm Krishna even if he finds Him.

 

Then the scene changes and in Gokula yasodha and others

regain consciousness from the swoon-like sleep induced by the maya of

the Lord and Yasodha found a male child next to her. Desika describes

the Lord as the one who is aagamabhooshana, ornament to the vedas,

who is enquired into by the sages even now without finding His real

nature, became the ornament of the gopas due to destiny of His own

making.

 

After Krishna came to Gokula there was no death of calves and

the cows were contented and gave plenty of milk as Andal

said, 'vaangakkudam niraikkum vallal perum pasukkal.' The people had

no fear from robbers and from disease and Desika says that the life

in Gokula resembled that in Krthayuga.

 

Nanda celebrated the birth of Krishna

elaborately. 'Adhichakaara vadhaanyamaneh sriyam vyadhitha

kalpathroranukalpathaam ajanayaccha sutha prasavotsave mahathi megha

vikatthana modhathaam.' That is, Nanda appropriated the glory of

chitamani, the wish-giving gem, by his generosity,which made the

kalpataru lose its importance and he outshined the raingiving clouds

by his shower of gifts. This made the people of Gokula,says Desika,

look down on the Indraloka. The news of the celebratiobns in Gokula

pacified the minds of Devaki and Vasudeva who were separated from

Krishna, the puraanapurusha, who had come to them through the penance

of earlier life.' putram praooyathapasaa purusham puranam kaalam

chiram vidhivasaath kila viprakarshou.'

 

The two boys, Balrama and Krishna grew up in Gokula like the

Moon in sukla paksha creating happiness not only to the inhabitants

but also to devas whe were eagerly waiting for thedestruction of

Kamsa and others.