Shloka 15
Gokula’s Wonder, Kṛṣṇa’s Bhakta-vaśyatā, the Move to Vṛndāvana, and the Slaying of Vatsāsura and Bakāsura
कृष्ण कृष्णारविन्दाक्ष तात एहि स्तनं पिब । अलं विहारै: क्षुत्क्षान्त: क्रीडाश्रान्तोऽसि पुत्रक ॥ १५ ॥
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇāravindākṣa tāta ehi stanaṁ piba alaṁ vihāraiḥ kṣut-kṣāntaḥ krīḍā-śrānto ’si putraka
Mother Yaśodā said: “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, lotus-eyed one—come, my son, drink from my breast. Enough of playing; you are weary from hunger and tired from so long a game, my child.”
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This verse shows Yaśodā’s intimate, motherly affection (vātsalya-bhakti): she treats the Supreme Lord as her hungry, tired child and lovingly calls Him to nurse.
Seeing Him roaming and playing, she affectionately assumes He is hungry and fatigued, so she calls Him home in parental concern—highlighting the sweetness of Vṛndāvana’s family-like devotion.
Serve and remember God with warmth and personal care—offer food, speak to Him sincerely in prayer, and cultivate loving attention rather than fear-based or purely formal worship.