|| Om Namo Bhagavathe
Vasudevaya ||
Chapter – 173 – The legend
of Lord Krishna – 24
Kreehini Bho: Phalaneethi
Shruthva Sathvaramachyutha: |
Phalarththi Dhanyamadhaya Yayau
Sarvaphalapradha: || Phalavikrayini Thasyachyutha Dhanyam Karadhvayam|
Phalairapoorayandhrathnai: Phalabandamapoori Cha ||
Once, an old woman
approached the palace of Nandababa with a basket full of fruits on her head,
she was calling out the name of fruits wished to meet a potential buyer. Little Krishna could not resist; he rushed to
her and begged for fruits showing his tiny palm. The old woman was extremely happy to meet
her little customer, she delightfully filled his little palm with fruits, he
was not satisfied asked her to fill more and more fruits so that he could share
with the children of cowherds. The old
woman asked him to pay for the fruits, the innocent child replied that he has
no money to offer her, instead he could offer some grains. He rushed inside the palace and brought a
handful of grains without the knowledge of Devi Yasodha, and deposited in the
basket of the old woman. The fruits he
collected from the old woman were distributed among the children of cowherds,
and Devi Yasodha as well. The old woman
was immensely pleased with the little Krishna, she did not bother of the grains
offered by him, she walked through the
paths of Gokulam, after some time all of a sudden she felt heaviness of basket
on her head, she was surprised, all she had in the basket was a handful of
grains offered by the little Krishna.
She removed the basket from her head, and placed it on the ground,
watched the basket and saw a fair quantity of gems and precious stones, the old woman was mystified and kept looking at the basket. At home, little Krishna amused taking
pleasure in the fruits, and thinking about the old woman, he happily offered
the fruits after taking a bite to his mother Yasodha, who was so devoted to him.
In this way, the supreme Lord who is the Lord of Universe and its living beings,
pleased the people who devoted to him.
