Yashoda Jayanti

Yashoda Jayanti



Tales are forever told of the epitome- that is Mother's love. A love so divine, so strong that nothing compares. An un-conditionality that is not found else where and that is the strength of a Mother. She who loves her child irrespective of the world around, for whom there is nothing more perfect than her little one. She can nurture as well as ferociously growl at any adversary that may come towards her child, such is the love of a Mother. One such Mother of legend is Yashoda. 

Significance

Yashoda is the foster-mother to Lord Krishna and wife of Nanda in the Puranic texts of Hinduism. Within the Bhagavata Purana, it is described that Krishna who was born to Devaki, was given to Yashoda and Nanda in Gokul exchanging her daughter Subhadra by Krishna's father Vasudeva on the night of his birth, for his protection from Devaki's brother, Kansa, the king of Mathura.


According to Devi Bhagwat Purana, Kansa, the ruler of Mathura had decided to kill his sister Devaki's son Krishna as soon as he was born. In order to protect Krishna from Kansa, Krishna and Yogamaya were born at the same time from the wombs of Devaki and Yashoda respectively and were exchanged by Vasudeva. Krishna survived as foster son of Yashoda. While Kansa tried to kill Yogamaya, Yashoda's daughter, she assumes her real form as a Devi and disappears. She then retires to dwell in Vindhya hills and is popularly known as Vindhyavasini Devi.

The day of Yashoda Jayanti is celebrated as her birthday and the prayer of Lord Krishna are recited. 

Prayer for the Day


Krishna krishna hare krishna hare hare
Shri krishna govind hare murari
Hey nath narayan vasudeva
Ek maat swami sakha hamare
Hey nath narayan vasudeva
Bandi grah ke tum avtaari
Kahi janme kahi pale murari
Kisi ke jaaye kisi ke kahaye
Hai adbhut har baat tihari
Gokul mein chamke mathura ke tare
Hey nath narayan vasudeva
Shri krishna govind hare murari
Hey nath narayan vasudeva
Adhar mein banshi hriday mein radhe
Bat gaye dono mein aadhe aadhe
Hey radha nagar hey bhakt vatsal
Sadaiv bhakto ke kaam sadhe
Vahin gaye vahin gaye jaha gaye pukare
Hey nath narayan vasudeva
Radhe krishna radhe krishna
Radhe radhe krishna krishna




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