Yashoda
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Etymology
The name Yashoda means 'one who is giver (da, दा) of fame or glory (Yash, यश)'.[2][3]
Legends
Origin
According to the Bhagavata Purana, Yashoda was the incarnation of Dhara, the wife of the vasu, Drona. Little is known about Yashoda's early life, other than her marriage with Nanda.
Yashoda's father, Sumukha, was the treasurer and a wealthy trader of
Yashoda's mother, Pataladevi, (IAST : Pāṭaḷādevī) was from a wealthy and respected mercantile family of seafaring traders from the ancient city of Patala, located at the mouth of Indus river in the
Various childhood episodes or
Neither Lord Brahmā, nor Lord Śiva, nor even the goddess of fortune (Goddess Mahalakshmi), who is always the better half of the Supreme Lord, can obtain from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the deliverer from this material world, such mercy as received by mother Yaśodā
— Bhagavata Purana, Canto 10, Chapter 9, Verse 20[6]
Witnessing the Cosmos in Krishna's Mouth
The Bhagavata Purana describes the following episode:[7]
Another day, Śrī Kṛṣṇa was playing at Brahmāṇḍa-ghaṭa with Śrīdāma, Subala, Balarāma and some other cowherd boys. Child Kṛṣṇa secretly ate some mud, but somehow the cowherd boys saw Him doing this and complained to Mother Yaśodā. Yaśodā came running and, catching hold of Kṛṣṇa’s hand, she began to chastise Him. Trembling with fear, Kṛṣṇa said, “Mother, I have not eaten any mud. All these boys are telling lies. If you do not believe Me, then you can look in My mouth and see for yourself.” Saying this, Kṛṣṇa opened His mouth and showed her the whole universe, containing all moving and non-moving entities, the sky, etc., as well as His own abode (dhāma).
— Bhagavata Purana, Verse 10.8.32–39
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Liberation of Nalakuvara and Manigriva
According to the Bhagavata Purana, once, Krishna was playing in the sand and was swallowing it. Yashoda, upon seeing this, was furious with Krishna for disobeying her and punished him by tying him to a mortar, or a grinding stone. The child dragged the mortar to the tree called Marutru, and got himself struck between the twin trees. Immediately, the trees regained their original forms of Nalakuvara and Manigriva, the sons of Kubera. The deities had been cursed by Narada for not paying heed to him, and had been liberated from their curse as trees after meeting Krishna. They paid homage to the child, who blessed them, and the two returned to Vaishravanapuri.[8]
Slaying of Putana
When the demoness Putana attempts to murder the infant Krishna by breastfeeding him with her poison, Krishna sucks out her life force instead, turning her into a carcass. Hearing the demoness' dying screams, Yashoda finds the corpse still bearing her child in her arms. Yashoda snatches him and waves a cow-tail brush over him, in order to guard him from harm.[9]
Reincarnation of Yashoda
According to regional tradition, in the
See also
- Rohini
- Krishna Janmashtami
- Nanda
- Yadu
- Kamsa
In popular culture
The 1975
The Tamil devotional song, 'Enna Thavam Seithanai' is addressed to Yashoda, rhetorically wondering what penance she had performed to raise Krishna as her own child.[12] The Carnatic song, "Thaaye Yashoda", composed by Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi, is another song addressed to Yashoda from the perspective of gopikas who complain about Krishna's mischief.[13]
References
- ^ Brahmavaivarta Purana Sri-Krishna Janma Khanda (Fourth Canto) Chapter 13.Verse 38 English translation by Shantilal Nagar Parimal Publications Link: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation
- ISBN 978-1-64249-480-8.
- ^ Brahmavaivarta Purana Sri-Krishna Janma Khanda (Fourth Canto) Chapter 13.Verse 39
- ISBN 9788125021940.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ "Śb 10.9.20". vedabase.io/en/. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-19-972431-4.
- ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.
- ^ Books, Kausiki (2022-02-12). Vishnu Purana Part 2 - As Is English Translation. Kausiki Books. p. 129.
- ^ "Dundee Hindu Temple presents it's [sic] first Ram Bhajan prayer". City: World. Northernnatalcourier. TNN. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Yashoda Krishna, retrieved 2019-05-26
- ^ information, Temples in India (2019-09-27). "Enna Thavam Seithanai Yasodha Song Lyrics in English and Meaning | Sri Krishna Song - Vishnu Stotram". Temples In India Info. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ "taayE yasOdaa".
External links
- Story of Krishna (Krushn) and Yashoda Archived 2007-09-14 at the Wayback Machine