||Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya ||

Chapter -225 – The legend of Lord Krishna – 76

Deva Deva Jagannatha Punyashravanakeerthana| Yadhooththama  Uththamasloka  Narayana Namosthuthe ||

Shuka Bhramam speaks “ Oh! Rajan, the glorious form of supreme Lord Vishnu disappeared from the sight of Akroora, once again assumed the form of cowherd Krishna.  Akroora took a seat in the cart; Krishna noticed the sudden changes in his facial appearance, asked “Oh! Thatha, what’s that put you in a wonder?”.  Akroora replied “ Oh! Bhagavan, all those wonders in this Universe remains as a great phenomenon as long as the presence of the supreme soul/Mahathbhutham,”.  They have reached the city of Mathura in the evening.  Akroora invited Krishna to stay with him that night.  Akroora speaks “Oh! Prabho, kindly, sanctify my home with your lotus feet. You kindly, ask your father and the children of cowherds to visit my house, we will make all the arrangements for your stay. Oh! Narayana, who is eulogized by Veda, incarnated in the clan of Yadhu, I shall prostrate before you.” Bhagavan replied to Akroora, “Oh! Thatha, I will visit your home later, the children of cowherds are enthusiastic to visit the city of Mathura.” Thus Krishna bade goodbye to Akroora, the children of cowherds along with Rama and Balaram entered the city Mathura. 

Atha Parahne Bhagavan Krishna: Sankarshananvitha: | Mathuram Pravishath Gopair Dhidhrikshu: Parivaritha: || Dhadharsha Tham Spatika Thunga Gopuradhvaram  Bhrihath Hemakapata Thoranam | Thamrarakoshtam Parikhadhurasadhamudhyanarayo Pavanopa Shobitham ||

Krishna, Balarama with the children of cowherds has witnessed a magnificent Palace of Kamsa, beautiful fortresses decorated with precious gems, luxurious royal pathways, and grand entrance gates.   The entire city was decorated with precious gems and pearls, lush and green pleasure gardens and courtyards.   There were beautiful women assembled in the courtyard watching Krishna, Balaram, and children of cowherds walking on the majestic pathways of Mathura. The entire city of Mathura was in a festive mood. The young women were enjoying the beauty of Rama and Krishna; they were cheering the beautiful women with gestures.   Suddenly Krishna and the children noticed a washerman carrying a huge bundle of clothes with his fellow men.  Krishna, who is the Lord of the Universe, approached the washerman and begged for clothes for him and the children of cowherds.  The washerman got annoyed to see the children of cowherds in their unimpressive clothes; he humiliated them with harsh words for begging the clothes of the King.  He threatened Krishna and asked him to leave the palace immediately. Krishna got angry; he plucked his neck from the body like plucking grass, alas! His head got severed from the neck.  The children gathered were opened the bundle of clothes, and found beautiful silk clothes inside it, Krishna encouraged the children to get clothes of their choice, as it was his uncle Kamsa’s clothes.    They all picked clothes of their choice and clothed realized that the sizes of the clothes were too big for them.  The tailor who was watching Krishna and the children of cowherds struggling to get on with their clothes approached him with a pleasing offer, thus he re-stitched the clothes according to their size.  He adorned Rama and Krishna with upper clothes; all of the children were attired in marvelous silk garments of their own sizes, looked beautiful in their new attire.  There was a garland maker Sudhama, he offered all the beautiful flower garlands of various rich fragrances to Krishna and the children, he adorned the children with the attractive flower garlands. Krishna blessed the tailor and garland maker and moved happily further on the streets of Mathura.