Shloka 14
Gokula’s Wonder, Kṛṣṇa’s Bhakta-vaśyatā, the Move to Vṛndāvana, and the Slaying of Vatsāsura and Bakāsura
क्रीडन्तं सा सुतं बालैरतिवेलं सहाग्रजम् । यशोदाजोहवीत्कृष्णं पुत्रस्नेहस्नुतस्तनी ॥ १४ ॥
krīḍantaṁ sā sutaṁ bālair ativelaṁ sahāgrajam yaśodājohavīt kṛṣṇaṁ putra-sneha-snuta-stanī
Though it was very late, Yaśodā saw her son playing with the boys along with His elder brother and called Kṛṣṇa back; in motherly love, milk flowed from her breasts.
The word ajohavīt means “calling them again and again.” “Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma,” she called, “please come back. You are late for Your lunch. You have played sufficiently. Come back.”
FAQs
This verse depicts Yaśodā’s intense vātsalya (parental devotion): seeing Kṛṣṇa play for too long, she calls Him home, and her affection is so strong that milk spontaneously flows from her breasts.
Kṛṣṇa had been playing beyond the usual time with the village boys, along with Balarāma, so Yaśodā affectionately called Him back—acting as His mother, concerned and loving.
Serve and remember God with intimate, caring affection—through simple daily acts (offering food, calling on the Lord in prayer, nurturing devotion in the home) rather than only formal or distant worship.