Childhood Events (2)

Yamalaarjun Uddhaar

One day Yashodaa caught Krishn red-handed in a Gwaalin's house  stealing and eating butter. Kaanhaa told her that He had not eaten butter Himself, rather His friends had smeared it on His mouth. At this Yashodaa got very angry and came back to her house. Krishn also came back following her. She tried to tie Him with a pestle but whatever string she used to tie Him it always fell short by two fingers. She tried many strings, short or long or two strings tied together but could not succeed in tying Him. She got angrier. Seeing mother angrier Krishn Himself got tied with that pestle.

Now there were two Yamalaarjun trees in Nand's courtyard. They were Yaksh in their previous life and were born as trees by Shaap, so when Yashodaa had tied Krishn well, she left Him there for other household jobs, He moved with that pestle and tried to pass through those two trees. He Himself passed through the trees but His pestle got stuck between them. When He pulled it hard it caused those trees to fell down. They were to be freed by Krishn. So Krishn freed them from this Yoni (species) of tree. They became Yaksh again and went to their Lok after praying Him.

Kaaliya Naag Mardan

Now Krishn has grown a little more and go to play outside the house with His friends. Once Kaaliya Naag who used to live in Yamunaa  River got very proud of his power, so he made the River water poisonous. This caused Nand village's cows dying by drinking that water. One day Kaanhaa and His friends were playing ball near Yamunaa River. Their ball fell in Yamunaa's water. Kaanhaa offered to bring their ball out of Yamunaa water. Although His friends tried to stop Him to go there as Yamunaa's water was poisonous, but Kaanhaa didn't listen to them and jumped into the river.

He went to the river bed and found Kaaliya Naag. He asked him to take his poison back from Yamunaa's water, but he didn't listen to Him, so He threatened him. At this his wives prayed Him and assured Him that from then on the river water will be all right. Then He came out dancing on the heads of Kaaliya Naag. Since then he left that place and went to other place to live there and Yamunaa water became all right. Till Kaanhaa didn't come above the water, his friends, parents and other people of the village were very scared, but as He came out dancing on the heads of the Naag, all became very happy.

Teasing Gopee and Raas Dance

Now Krishn has grown a little more and He had started attracting Gopee by playing His flute. When Gopee hear His flute, whatever they are doing, leave everything and rush to Him to listen to His flute. Not only Gopee, but even cows and calves also used to gather around Him to listen to His flute.

Once some Gopee entered Yamunaa River to take bath. They kept their all clothes under a tree near the river. Krishn came there,, picked their clothes and sat on a branch of tree. When Gopee wanted to come out of the water, they looked for their clothes. They looked here and there but couldn't see them, then one of them spotted Kaanhaa sitting on a branch of a tree with their clothes. They requested Him a lot to give back their clothes otherwise how they would come out of the water but Kaanhaa teased them for long time saying that "as you went in you come out". After a long teasing He returned their clothes. Then at one time He danced with many Gopee on a Full Moon night which is famous as Mahaa Raas (means the great dance)