Along the mighty River Yamuna, there lived a huge snake called Kaliya. He was the king of serpents and so strong that he had destroyed the trees along the river-bank. Due to his presence in the water, the water had become poisonous. He had devastated all life forms in and around the river. In fact, […]
Lord Krishna ran into His house and looked for some grain. His tiny fists could only hold a few grains. Some of these fell out even as Lord Krishna ran towards the fruit-seller. “Can you give me fruits in return for these grains?” called out Lord Krishna. When He held out the grains to her,
One afternoon, the sun was shining brightly in the sky and all of Vrindavan was at peace. Lord Krishna was happily playing by Himself at home. He was alone in the house as the others were resting in the hot afternoon. Suddenly, Lord Krishna heard a woman’s voice calling out, “Have some fruits! Have some
Yashoda was very unhappy about the complaints regarding Lord Krishna which she got from the gopis. “O Krishna, look how the gopis are complaining about You!” said Yashoda. Lord Krishna who was standing in the corner looked sadly at her. Big tear drops rolled down His cheeks as He felt sad for His mother. Hearing
Whenever Yashoda felt that her son had finally stopped playing tricks, Lord Krishna played yet another prank on an unsuspecting gopi. The unhappy girl came to Yashoda to complain about this. “Kanhaiya has done it again!” complained the gopi as she approached Mother Yashoda. Without even waiting for her to say a word, the gopi
One day, an irate gopi entered Lord Krishna’s home. “Mother Yashoda, your child Krishna is a thief,” she thundered. “Why do you call Him a thief?” asked Yashoda. No sooner were the words out of her mouth than the gopi started complaining bitterly. “I tied a pot of curd from the ceiling so that no
As time passed, Lord Krishna and Balarama grew up into strong and happy children. Lord Krishna would always be dressed in yellow garments while Balarama was attired in blue clothes. Yashoda would often watch them from the corner of her eyes just to reassure herself that they were fine. One day, a gopi came to
After the repeated attacks of demons, Yashoda was worried about the safety of Lord Krishna. “We must move away from Gokul!” said Yashoda to Nanda, worriedly. “Why should we do that?” asked the Chief of the Cowherds, Nanda. “If we live here, there might be more demon attacks on Krishna. I am afraid for Him,”
As Lord Krishna grew up, He became more and more mischievous. One day, Yashoda got tired of His pranks and tied Him to the okhli (vessel for grounding spices). “O Krishna, I will tie You so that You may not go away. Now let me see how You create trouble!” Yashoda said. She went off
Lord Krishna had fondness for butter or makkhan. He would often look for pots of curd and butter. As Gokul was a place where butter was churned by the gopis regularly, Lord Krishna always managed to steal butter. Due to this reason, He was called Makkhan Chor or Butter Thief. The girls of Gokul known
Trinivatra was a monstrous demon. Lord Krishna was just a toddler when the wicked demon was sent by evil Kansa to destroy Him. Trinivatra was a demon who could create whirlwinds and cause storms. ‘How easy it will be for me to kill this infant Krishna!’ thought the demon. Soon, he reached Gokul to destroy
Lord Krishna was once playing with His brother Balarama in the courtyard. Both babies were very young. Lord Krishna mischievously ate a handful of clay. Balarama said loudly, “O mother, come quickly. Krishna is eating mud. He has put wet clay into his mouth.” Yashoda cried out in alarm, “O Krishna, what have you done?
Kansa instructed all demons to search the entire land for Lord Krishna. One of the most powerful demoness Putana found out that Lord Krishna was in Gokul. She took the form of a bird and arrived at Gokul. Then, she changed into a gopi and visited Lord Krishna’s house. ‘I will feed poisonous milk to
Yashoda watched over Lord Krishna with care. One day, she left Lord Krishna near a chakhda (bullock cart) while she went to bathe in River Yamuna. Lord Krishna was blissfully asleep for some time. Suddenly, He woke up and moved His arms and legs fretfully. His leg got caught in the wheel of the cart.
Nanda and Yashoda arranged for the naming ceremony of both the children. A learned sage, Garga Muni, arrived for the boys’ naming ceremony. Delighted at such joyful tidings, Yashoda proudly exclaimed, “Our son will be named by the revered sage. This is an honour to us.” When the sage saw both the boys, he declared,