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I was careful and Krishna could
not find anything to eat in my home.
So he pinched my sleeping child.
It began to cry. Laughing merrily
Krishna ran away.
Another Gopi would tell her
complaint, “Your son is an
expert thief! He devises
a hundred ways to steal
butter and curds from my
house. He eats up some of
it and the rest he gives to
the monkeys which eagerly
wait on the trees. If he
cannot reach the pots which
are kept high, he throws
stones and breaks the pots.
He stands below with his
friends, mouths wide open.
They drink the curd falling
from the pot.”
Another Gopi would say,
“I was careful and Krishna
could not find anything to eat
in my home. So he pinched
my sleeping child. It began to
cry. Laughing merrily Krishna
ran away.”
Yet another complained, “I
kept the milk and curd high
on a swing hanging from
the ceiling. Krishna and
Balarama came there, but
could not reach it. They piled
up various planks. Above
them they placed the tripod
I use for churning the butter.
On that Balarama climbed.
Still they could not reach.
Then Krishna climbed on
the back of Balarama. All
the butter was swallowed.
Just then I entered the room
and caught hold of Krishna.
But he was undaunted. And
what a look he had! Silently
he said as it were, ‘I am the
owner of this house and you
are the thief.’
“I had just washed my
house” said another,
‘ ‘Krishna came and
demanded butter. I said, ‘I
have nothing to give’. Then
in retaliation, when I was
busy with the household
work, he brought all sorts
of mud from outside, threw
it all into the house and ran
away”.
Each Gopi narrated their
own tale of woe. But all the
while none was angry with
Krishna Rather they all
enjoyed his pranks. Krishna
was all the while listening
to the tales about Himself
standing in a corner with a
mischievous look.
Yasoda turned towards him
with angry eyes. At this,
tears filled his eyes. Who
could bear to see Krishna in
tears? Mother Yasoda took
him on her lap at once. The
beautiful face of Krishna, his
innocent eyes and his sweet
smile always haunted the
minds of the Gopis.
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