The pastime of “Damodara” is so attractive! Every moment is good to remember.
Damodar is one of the most wonderful expressions to address Lord Krishna. The literal translation of the term is the one with a rope tied around his belly. There is an interesting episode in the Bhagavata that can illustrate why Krishna got the name Damodhar.
The pranks, mischievous plays and miracles that let unfold on the sands of Vrindavan are limitless and a matter of contemplation and enjoyment for generations. They have in fact become the source for a lot of literature to develop and sing the glory of Sri Krishna. The name Damodar ensues from one such divine play of Krishna.
Once Mother Yasoda was feeding Lord Krishna. As the boiling milk was overflowing at that time, she had gone hurriedly to remove the milk pot from the oven. Krishna was annoyed at this as she had left the feeding process in between on her new task. Therefore, Krishna wanted to convey to her his disappointment through a prank.
Krishna took a stone and struck a curd pot letting the curd flow out in streams. Yashoda was peeved at this and therefore wanted to catch hold of Krishna and punish him for the mischief. She searched for Krishna and finally found him sitting on a big wooden case and feeding monkeys with the butter collected from the home. This angered Yoshoda further.
Yashoda ran behind Krishna who was very swift escaping from place to place. Finally Krishna wanted to relieve Yashoda’s aching legs and therefore voluntarily got caught. Yashoda now wanted to strike Krishna with a cane she was carrying. Seeing the beautiful Krishna bursting into tears rubbing his eyes with his little fist, Yashoda was moved and gave up the idea to beat him.
However, she looked for an alternative punishment. She took a long rope and tied one end of it to a dumb bell shaped stone mill. The other end of it, she wanted to tie around Krishna’s waist. The rope proved smaller by a few inches. Any number of ropes miraculously proved shorter and could not suffice tying Krishna. Finally Krishna accepted the task and tied himself. This incident got the wonderful name ‘Damodar’ to Krishna.
Krishna did not stop here. He started pulling the rope so that the dumb bell shaped stone mill started rolling behind the crawling Krishna. Krishna moved swiftly in to the orchard and entered in between two trees. The stone mill followed Krishna and got struck in between the two trees. As Krishna pulled it, the two huge trees fell down broken with a thunderous noise.
The highlight followed then. The tree was the abode of two celestial bodies named Nalkuwar and Manigreev who had got imprisoned there due to a curse in their previous birth. Once they were liberated from the trees, they thanked Krishna and left for their divine abode in happiness.
Those who witnessed this miracle were wonder struck. They worshipped Krishna and conveyed the matter to Yashoda. When she was panic at the felling of the tree worrying that the trees should not fall on Krishna and hurt him, what she found was actually the unfolding of a divine drama that liberated two noble souls from a grave curse. These two incidents go in to tell us why Krishna is called Damodar.
The pastime of “Damodara” is so attractive! Every moment is good to remember.
Damodar is one of the most wonderful expressions to address Lord Krishna. The literal translation of the term is the one with a rope tied around his belly. There is an interesting episode in the Bhagavata that can illustrate why Krishna got the name Damodhar.
The pranks, mischievous plays and miracles that let unfold on the sands of Vrindavan are limitless and a matter of contemplation and enjoyment for generations. They have in fact become the source for a lot of literature to develop and sing the glory of Sri Krishna. The name Damodar ensues from one such divine play of Krishna.
Once Mother Yasoda was feeding Lord Krishna. As the boiling milk was overflowing at that time, she had gone hurriedly to remove the milk pot from the oven. Krishna was annoyed at this as she had left the feeding process in between on her new task. Therefore, Krishna wanted to convey to her his disappointment through a prank.
Krishna took a stone and struck a curd pot letting the curd flow out in streams. Yashoda was peeved at this and therefore wanted to catch hold of Krishna and punish him for the mischief. She searched for Krishna and finally found him sitting on a big wooden case and feeding monkeys with the butter collected from the home. This angered Yoshoda further.
Yashoda ran behind Krishna who was very swift escaping from place to place. Finally Krishna wanted to relieve Yashoda’s aching legs and therefore voluntarily got caught. Yashoda now wanted to strike Krishna with a cane she was carrying. Seeing the beautiful Krishna bursting into tears rubbing his eyes with his little fist, Yashoda was moved and gave up the idea to beat him.
However, she looked for an alternative punishment. She took a long rope and tied one end of it to a dumb bell shaped stone mill. The other end of it, she wanted to tie around Krishna’s waist. The rope proved smaller by a few inches. Any number of ropes miraculously proved shorter and could not suffice tying Krishna. Finally Krishna accepted the task and tied himself. This incident got the wonderful name ‘Damodar’ to Krishna.
Krishna did not stop here. He started pulling the rope so that the dumb bell shaped stone mill started rolling behind the crawling Krishna. Krishna moved swiftly in to the orchard and entered in between two trees. The stone mill followed Krishna and got struck in between the two trees. As Krishna pulled it, the two huge trees fell down broken with a thunderous noise.
The highlight followed then. The tree was the abode of two celestial bodies named Nalkuwar and Manigreev who had got imprisoned there due to a curse in their previous birth. Once they were liberated from the trees, they thanked Krishna and left for their divine abode in happiness.
Those who witnessed this miracle were wonder struck. They worshipped Krishna and conveyed the matter to Yashoda. When she was panic at the felling of the tree worrying that the trees should not fall on Krishna and hurt him, what she found was actually the unfolding of a divine drama that liberated two noble souls from a grave curse. These two incidents go in to tell us why Krishna is called Damodar.
of “Damodara” is so attractive! Every moment is good to remember.
Damodar is one of the most wonderful expressions to address Lord Krishna. The literal translation of the term is the one with a rope tied around his belly. There is an interesting episode in the Bhagavata that can illustrate why Krishna got the name Damodhar.
The pranks, mischievous plays and miracles that let unfold on the sands of Vrindavan are limitless and a matter of contemplation and enjoyment for generations. They have in fact become the source for a lot of literature to develop and sing the glory of Sri Krishna. The name Damodar ensues from one such divine play of Krishna.
Once Mother Yasoda was feeding Lord Krishna. As the boiling milk was overflowing at that time, she had gone hurriedly to remove the milk pot from the oven. Krishna was annoyed at this as she had left the feeding process in between on her new task. Therefore, Krishna wanted to convey to her his disappointment through a prank.
Krishna took a stone and struck a curd pot letting the curd flow out in streams. Yashoda was peeved at this and therefore wanted to catch hold of Krishna and punish him for the mischief. She searched for Krishna and finally found him sitting on a big wooden case and feeding monkeys with the butter collected from the home. This angered Yoshoda further.
Yashoda ran behind Krishna who was very swift escaping from place to place. Finally Krishna wanted to relieve Yashoda’s aching legs and therefore voluntarily got caught. Yashoda now wanted to strike Krishna with a cane she was carrying. Seeing the beautiful Krishna bursting into tears rubbing his eyes with his little fist, Yashoda was moved and gave up the idea to beat him.
However, she looked for an alternative punishment. She took a long rope and tied one end of it to a dumb bell shaped stone mill. The other end of it, she wanted to tie around Krishna’s waist. The rope proved smaller by a few inches. Any number of ropes miraculously proved shorter and could not suffice tying Krishna. Finally Krishna accepted the task and tied himself. This incident got the wonderful name ‘Damodar’ to Krishna.
Krishna did not stop here. He started pulling the rope so that the dumb bell shaped stone mill started rolling behind the crawling Krishna. Krishna moved swiftly in to the orchard and entered in between two trees. The stone mill followed Krishna and got struck in between the two trees. As Krishna pulled it, the two huge trees fell down broken with a thunderous noise.
The highlight followed then. The tree was the abode of two celestial bodies named Nalkuwar and Manigreev who had got imprisoned there due to a curse in their previous birth. Once they were liberated from the trees, they thanked Krishna and left for their divine abode in happiness.
Those who witnessed this miracle were wonder struck. They worshipped Krishna and conveyed the matter to Yashoda. When she was panic at the felling of the tree worrying that the trees should not fall on Krishna and hurt him, what she found was actually the unfolding of a divine drama that liberated two noble souls from a grave curse. These two incidents go in to tell us why Krishna is called Damodar.
“A person who offers a lamp during the month of Karttika attains a result that cannot be obtained with even a hundred yajnas or a hundred pilgrimages.”
Damodar is a very auspicious month for worshipers of Lord Krishna or Vishnu. It normally falls within the month of October and November. During this month devotees worship Lord Krishna’s pastime of being bound with ropes of Love by Mother Yasoda.
It is mentioned in scriptures that one who offers ghee lamps to Lord Damodara in this auspicious month and sings the Damodara Ashtakam (8 verses glorifying the Lord) will get rid of his past sins and develop bhakti (devotion) to Lord Damodara
Everyone, be it – man, women, young and old can offer the ghee lamps. Ghee lamp offerings can be made in the mornings or evenings.
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