Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 12:1-10

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Sakata-bhanjana-kavaca-nyasa

The Cart is Broken and the Kavaca is Placed

Chapter 12: Verse 1-10

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 1.Sri Narayana Rsi said: One day in her home Nanda’s wife, Yasoda, cradled the hungry infant Krsna to her chest and happily offered Him her breast. 2.At that moment many gopis, young and old, and accompanied by their children, came to Nanda’s palace. 3.At once placing the still unsatisfied infant in His cradle, saintly Yasoda bowed before them and then happily stood up to perform the autthana ceremony. 4.Then Yasoda happily gave them gifts of oil, sindura, betel nuts, candies, garments and ornaments. 5.Then hungry infant Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the master of material nature, with the aid of His yogamaya potency extended His foot. 6.O sage, at that moment His foot hit a solidly built cart. From the kick of the Supreme Lord, who maintains all the universes, the cart at once broke into pieces. 7.When the cart broke the pots of yoghurt, milk, butter, ghee, and honey there also fell and broke. 8.Seeing this surprise, the gopis and gopas ran there, pushed by fear. Among the broken pieces of wood they saw the infant Krsna. 9.The pots of milk and honey were all fallen and broken. Pushing them aside, Yasoda picked up the infant Krsna. 10.Infant Krsna, all His limbs carefully protected by Yogamaya, cried with hunger. Yasoda gave Him her breast and wept with grief.