Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
यशोदया समा कापि देवता नास्ति भूतले ।
उलूखले यया बद्धः मुक्तिदो मुक्तिमिच्छति ॥
Transliteration:
yaśodayā samā kāpi devatā nāsti bhūtale ।
ulūkhale yayā baddhaḥ muktido muktimicchati ॥
Meaning of the subhAShita:
There is no deity on this earth equal to Yaśodā. He who liberates everyone is asking her to release him from the mortar that she has tied him to!!
Commentary:
Who else can claim that they had tied down the very person who is the liberator of all worlds? Only Lord Krishna's mother Yaśodā can! Although she did not give birth to Him, she enjoyed the best of his childhood years!! She rocked Him to sleep, she held Him when He was hurt (or pretended to be hurt), she fed Him when He was hungry and she watched Him when He playfully bothered the gopi-s of Vṛndāvana. She watched Him drink milk, she caught Him stealing butter. She watched Him in His sleep, she kept an eye on Him when He was naughty. She hugged Him with love and she punished Him too when he was mischievous!!
Once, she even tied Him up with a rope to a mortar, as she could not bear to hear any more complaints from the villagers about His mischief. The puppeteer that He is, He pretended to be bothered by the ropes and begged her to relieve Him of the ties! He who liberates one and all, from all kinds of bondage, implored to Yaśodā to release Him!! Isn't she the most envied of all beings! She had one blissful and blessed life, where she enjoyed motherhood of the ultimate order!
It is said that the Lord takes incarnations and comes to Earth especially to experience motherly love!! Such is the greatness of a Mother's affection!
May He, Lord Krishna, bestow and shower such incredible joy on one and all!
pada vigrahaH:
यशोदया समा का अपि देवता न अस्ति भूतले ।
yaśodayā samā kā api devatā na asti bhūtale ।
उलूखले यया बद्धः मुक्तिदः मुक्तिम् इच्छति ॥
ulūkhale yayā baddhaḥ muktidaḥ muktim icchati ॥
Once, she even tied Him up with a rope to a mortar, as she could not bear to hear any more complaints from the villagers about His mischief. The puppeteer that He is, He pretended to be bothered by the ropes and begged her to relieve Him of the ties! He who liberates one and all, from all kinds of bondage, implored to Yaśodā to release Him!! Isn't she the most envied of all beings! She had one blissful and blessed life, where she enjoyed motherhood of the ultimate order!
It is said that the Lord takes incarnations and comes to Earth especially to experience motherly love!! Such is the greatness of a Mother's affection!
pada vigrahaH:
यशोदया समा का अपि देवता न अस्ति भूतले ।
yaśodayā samā kā api devatā na asti bhūtale ।
उलूखले यया बद्धः मुक्तिदः मुक्तिम् इच्छति ॥
ulūkhale yayā baddhaḥ muktidaḥ muktim icchati ॥
yashodayaa samaa kaapi devataa naasti bhUtale ।
ulUkhale yayaa baddhaH muktido muktimichChati ॥
yashodayaa samaa kaa api devataa na asti bhUtale ।
ulUkhale yayaa baddhaH muktidaH muktim ichChati ॥
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