Jug Jug Jīve Rī Yashodā Maiyā
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[This bhajan describes the conversation between Mother Yashodā and Lord Shiva Who comes in disguise as a saint to see and bless the baby Krishna.] Lord Shiva says - “O Mother Yashodā, may Your beloved son live for centuries (live long). 1) Blessed is the moment when He says by sweetly moving around - “O Mother Yashodā please tie the anklets in my Feet”. Your beloved son is holding the finger of His Father”. 2) Mother Yashodā says - “O saint, take what you ask for. I will fulfil your wish. Please take what you ask, I give away everything today. But looking at your form, my beloved son will get scared. So I cannot show my child to you. My little beloved son is swinging in the cradle”. Then Lord Shiva in disguise says - 3) “O Mother, the demigod of death is scared of Him. He is the well-wisher of his devotees. O innocent Mother, You do not understand the true reality of Your beloved son. There is none in the whole world like Him”. 4) “I come with great hope to have His Darshan from very far away. The one Who is my supreme Lord of the universe, you are making Him play in Your lap. The child is swinging in the cradle, I cannot wait to see Him”. 5) O Mother Yashodā, your beloved son is holding the finger of His Father. Your little beloved son is swinging in the cradle. In the whole world, no one is like Him. His match is Srī Rādhā. ‘Krishna is the Supreme Lord, He is beyond this material existence and He stays always unconnected. He remains intact, even at the time of pralaya, when the whole creation is dissolved’ - Paramahamsa Vishwananda -