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Kanhaji guides us and encourages us to do the right thing. He loves us very much and wants us to do right always. However, He is just like a parent to us and like a parent, He cannot control our every action, but He can suggest the right things to do. If we dont listen to Him, Kanhaji becomes very sad, just like a parent is sad when their son or daughter refuses to listen to them. This means that we should make every effort to listen to Kanhaji when He shows us the right path. We should follow His every direction and always ask for His advice before we do anything. If a person is about to commit a wrong act and they ask themselves - would Kanhaji like it if I do this? Then I am sure that person will stop and not commit the wrong/evil action. Kanhaji wants us to listen to Him and we must remember to consult Him always.
The picture I have included shows when Kanhaji showed Yashoda maiyya that He has the entire world in His mouth. Do you remember the story? Let me include my version for you.
"Choti maa! Choti maa!" Balarama ran into the house calling out to Yashoda maiyya.
"What's wrong Balarama? Is Kanha alright?"
"No Choti maa, Kanha is eating dirt!" Balarama was almost in tears as He said this. "He wont stop choti maa! Come quickly!"
Yashoda took Balarama's hand and followed him outside to her son.
"Kanha!" she scolded her son as she saw him pick up a handful of dirt and munch on it happily. "Don't eat that!"
"Don't eat what?" Kanha asked her as he blinked up at her adoringly.
"Don't eat dirt, open your mouth!" she commanded him and put her hand on his cheek. But Kanha was being stubborn.
"No!" he said and shook his head all over to get away from her.
"How much did he eat?" she asked the other children.
"A lot," they replied and pointed to a small hole in the ground which indicated how much of the dirt her son had eaten.
"Hai Bhagvan!" she said in despair, "open your mouth Kanha!" she scolded him once more.
"NO!" Kanha shouted and tried to run away from her.
Yashoda started to cry and scooped her baby up onto her lap.
"Please baby, please open your mouth," she sobbed.
Kanha, sorry to see his mother cry, did as she asked and opened his mouth and showed her the heavens, the earth, the entire universe was in his mouth.
Yashoda gasped in shock and gazed at the wonder that was in her son's mouth. Surprisingly, she did not feel afraid. After a few seconds Kanha giggled and kissed her cheek.
"Love you mummy," he said and snuggled into her arms with his thumb in his mouth.
"Kanha, open your mouth sweetheart," she said softly.
He sleepily obliged and she saw only pink gums and a few baby teeth. He yawned widely.
"Mummy, I'm sleepy," he said crankily and rubbed his eyes a little.
"Alright, it's naptime, that's why," she said as she kissed his forehead and lifted him in her arms. She held him tightly and carried him inside and put him down. After she was sure he was fast asleep she gently opened his mouth again to look inside. Pink gums and baby teeth again.
"I must have been dreaming," she whispered to herself and tucked a blanket around her sleeping son. She saw him smile a little and wondered about it though.
Jai Shri Krishna!
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