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The next instant the shackles of Vasudeva came undone. The prison doors opened automatically. Devaki placed her son in a basket. She lined the basket with her saree and made it comfortable for her son. With a heavy heart, Vasudeva placed the basket on his head and went out of the prison. Through the labyrinths of corridors he walked and all the doors opened automatically. He finally passed through the front door and stepped outside the building. As soon as he stepped out he worried about his son getting drenched in the rain. The next second he saw rain fall everywhere but not a drop fell on him. Looking up he saw the five headed Adi Sesha; the divine cobra was holding his heads as an umbrella. . The rubies in the head of Adi Sesha illuminated the path ahead. Lord Garuda flew behind Vasudeva. The flapping of Garuda’s wings produced sounds of the Vedic Hymns for the Lord’s protection. . The statues of deities in the front yard of houses guided Vasudeva on the right path while the citizens/sentries were submerged in a deep sleep.
He soon arrived at the banks of the river Yamuna. He stopped when he arrived at the banks of the river Yamuna. He noticed with apprehension that she was in spate. Yamuna had been waiting eagerly to touch the feet of the Lord. Yamuna’s eagerness was reflected by the raising water level.
‘The river is in spate! There is no sign of a boatman anywhere! How can we cross the river?’ enquired Vasudeva.
‘Don’t be afraid, step into the water everything will be fine!’ prompted Lord Krishna.
Vasudeva gingerly stepped into the water when a giant wave rushed up and fell on the feet of the Lord. The moment the waters of Yamuna touched the Lord’s feet, Yamuna was satisfied. Her flood waters ebbed and gave way for Vasudeva to pass through safely.
The waters Yamuna defied the laws of nature and started to flow from low lying to higher region in order to allow Vasudevar to pass safely. During Ramayana, Ravana called a meeting to discuss how he can retain Sita and yet defeat Lord Rama. Kumbakarnan was unhappy that Ravanan had done such an evil deed. He told Ravana that he could only win if the Yamuna flowed from low lying to higher region. Lord Rama heard about Kumbakarnan’s statement and decided to make his words come true during Krishnavatram.
Vasudeva saw Yashoda and the baby girl next to her. With a heavy heart he switched the babies and left for Mathura. Before leaving he turned back and looked at his son who smiled at him. His heart broken in thousands of pieces he left with the baby girl. His only consolation was that his son was safe. He believed that Kamsa wouldn’t harm a baby girl.
He reached the prison and as he walked inside each of the doors behind him banged shut. Finally he entered his cell and gave the baby girl to Devaki. As soon as he had done this the cell door banged shut and he was once again shackled. The baby girl taking this to be her cue started to cry loudly. The above incidents show us that if we are in the company of our Lord then we obtain freedom from Samsara but in the presence of Maya, we are shackled.
Krishna The Butter Bandit
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