Damodar Lila

  • Diwali Morning
  • Sleep - Maidservants
  • 900,000 cows - 8 Padmagandha cows - 1 special
  • Composition - musical accompaniment - Maids
  • Krsna stopped churning rod - 3 year old
  • Unlimited milk drink and supply - milk overflow
    • Putana 12 miles long could not lift 6 day old Krsna who was sucking her breast, but Mother Yasoda effortlessly picked up Krsna who was sucking Her breast with Her left hand
  • Pestle - no sound, maximum damage
    • Clap in glee seeing butter spurting
  • Jump across, but landed in puddle - foot prints
  • Store Room
  • Backyard - Upside down - Eyes of one of monkeys
    • Feeding monkeys and crows - descendants of Hanuman and Khaka Bhusandi
  • Mother Yasoda chases Krsna
    • Krsna runs inside Nanda Bhavan 
    • Runs outside thinking Mother Yasoda will not follow - being queen, not properly dressed - not dignified for queen to run chasing with stick
    • Runs zig-zag making it difficult for Mother Yasoda
    • Pleads guilty so as to escape and minimize punishment; Begs Mother Yasoda to throw stick
    • Doesn't look back fearing it will reduce His speed
    • Turns around, Mother Yasoda jestures as if to whack Him and catches His right arm
    • Once caught, He tries to slip between Mother Yasoda's legs
    • Calls out to Rohini mayya and Balaram for help but they are in the home of Upananda
  • Mother Yasoda questions Krsna
    • Who broke the pot? - Supreme Lord as danda because You put me down
    • Who fed the monkeys? The one who created them?
    • You are friend of monkey - look like monkey - Krsna threatens to leave home and goto forest to be with monkeys - Mother Yasoda afraid and wants to tie Him to something heavy, so uses grindging mortar
  • Two voices - Malati Flowers - 3 reasons
  • Krsna embarassed
  • Ribbon of her hair - not to let Him escape
  • Maids - cows - softest ropes
  • afternoon - vrajavasis rope
  • evening - forget about Diwali, be with Krsna
  • naughty smile, lower His eyes
  • Sweat of Mother Yasoda, Radharani's ribbon
  • Mother Yasoda named him - 'Damodar'


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