Birth & Gokula · Gokula
Love · 4 min read
The child who could not be bound
Damodara-lilaYashoda tries to tie mischievous Krishna to a wooden mortar, but every rope is mysteriously too short—until affection succeeds where effort cannot.
After Krishna broke a pot of yogurt and shared butter with the monkeys, mother Yashoda caught him and decided to gently restrain him to a grinding mortar.
Each rope she joined remained two fingers too short. Seeing her persistence and loving effort, Krishna finally allowed himself to be bound.
Devotees remember this playful scene as a revelation: the limitless Divine becomes approachable through sincere love.