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form of a handsome woman. She entered the house of Nanda and saw the divine child in the cradle,
the death to the wicked, with latent prowess and splendour, like fire submerged in ash. The cruel
Putana took the babe on her lap and suckled it with her breasts containing poison. The Lord
squeezed her breasts by his hands and sucked through them her vital breath. She screamed forth,
Let go. Let go. No more. Her eyes bulged out. At last she fell dead like a great mountain.
The Gopis with Rohini and Yasoda came rushing to the spot and took up the child, which
was playing fearlessly on the body of Putana who was freed from her sins as she suckled the Lord.
The smoke that arose out of her burning body was fragrant, like that of sandal wood, as the touch of
Sri Krishna s body purifies even the enemy. Putana became the foster mother of the Lord, although
she had the evil intention of killing the child.
Overturning of the Cart
The ceremony observed on the child being able to stand on his legs, and the birthday
ceremony were observed together. There was a great feast at the house of Nanda. After completion
of the bath, Yasoda found that her child closed His eyes in sleep and so she put Him to bed under a
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cart which contained vessels full of milk and curd. After some time, the child opened His eyes and
cried for His milk. As Yasoda was busily engaged in receiving her guests, she did not hear Sri
Krishna s cry. He then kicked the cart with His feet. The cart was upset, the vessels were broken, the
wheel and axle were upturned, and the yoke was shattered. The Gopis and Gopas were struck with
wonder. They could not account for this wonderful phenomenon. The boys who were playing there
told the Gopas and the Gopis, that the child Krishna while crying had overturned the cart by His
kicks, but the latter could not easily believe what they said. They did not realise the immeasurable
strength of that child.
The Killing of Trinavarta
One day Yasoda was fondling the child on her lap. Suddenly Krishna became very heavy
like a rock. She was not able to bear the weight of the child and so she left the child on the ground
and proceeded to do some household work. A demon Trinavarta by name, a servant of Kamsa,
carried away the child in the form of a whirlwind at the instigation of Kamsa.
The whole Gokula was wrapt in dust and darkness for sometime. The demon reached the
sky but he was not able to proceed further on account of the heaviness of Krishna. The child gripped
his neck tightly and the demon was strangled. He became powerless and could not throw down the
wonder-child. His eyeballs protruded. He fell breathless from the sky with all his limbs shattered on
the stones below. The Gopis and the Gopas saw Krishna lying unscathed and happy on the chest of
the dead Asura and became immensely happy. They restored the child to Yasoda.
Showing Cosmic Vision to Yasoda
One day Yasoda took her child on her lap and suckled Him. She kissed her son again and
again. Just at that time the child yawned. When he opened His mouth, the mother saw the whole
universe within it. She saw the sky, the space between the earth and the sky, the sun, the moon, the
stars, the four quarters, fire, air, oceans, continents, mountains, rivers, forests, islands, and all things
in the universe, animate and inanimate.
Yasoda who saw the whole universe within the mouth of her own son, shuddered and closed
her eyes immediately in great fear. She was struck with wonder.
Naming Ceremony
Gargacharya was the family priest of the Yadus. He came to Vraja, Nanda s Gokula, one
day at the request of Vasudeva. Nanda duly received him and said, You are versed in the Vedas.
The science of astrology has been propounded by you. Please perform the naming ceremony of
these two boys. Garga replied, I am known as the priest of the Yadus. If I conduct the naming
ceremony of your son, Kamsa might suspect your son to be the eighth son of Devaki. Nanda
promised strict privacy. Garga performed the ceremony in a quiet and unfrequented place.
Garga said, The son of Rohini shall be called Rama or the charming one, as he will charm
his friends and relatives by his virtues. He will be called by the name Bala on account of his
infinite strength. This will be second name. He will bring together all the Yadus and remove all
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differences, and so he will be called by the name Sankarshana . This dark complexioned child
assumes the human form in every Yuga. He has already appeared in three colours, white (Sukla),
red (Rakta) and yellow (Pita). Now he has got the black colour. Therefore his name will be Krishna.
Your son has very many names and forms. He will bring you prosperity and delight. He will protect
you against all dangers. You will thoroughly triumph over all difficulties. He will bring extreme
delight to all Gopas, cows and Gokula as well. O Nanda! Your son is equal to the Lord Narayana by
his Guna, form, fame, grandeur and powers.
Sports of the Child
(Bala Lila)
Krishna became very naughty. He would untie the calves of the Gopis before the milking
time. He would steal their milk, butter and curds and divide the remnants after eating among the
monkeys and break the pots, if they did not eat. He made holes in the pots hanging in the tripod, to
find out their contents; and after knowing the contents through the hole, he would place a mortar
below and mount on it to reach them, if the pots were out of reach. He would illumine the dark room
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