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Narayaneeyam Dashakam 49

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  Narayaneeyam Dasakam 49 -  Brindavana Pravesam (Journey to Brindavan) Click here to listen to Dashakam 49 Gopas were not aware of Krishna's glory or greatness, or that he is the Lord himself. So they misconstrued the happenings, like the falling of trees and other incidents, as bad omens. They decided to migrate to a better place. A senior person among the Gopas, Upananda, prompted by the Lord from within, suggested that there is a beautiful forest to the west of Gokula called the Brindavan. Nandagopan, along with other gopa,s converted their present dwelling, Bruhathvanam, into a cowshed and, with great enthusiasm, set out for Brindavan. Yashoda lifted Krishna and sat on the cart, and all the gopas followed the cart. The hooves of the cattle and the cart made beautiful sounds. Krishna was keeping the gopas and gopikas entertained with his pranks and sweet talks so much that the distance of travel did not matter to them at all. Krishna was delighted to see Brindavan, which w...

Narayaneeyam Dashakam 48

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  Narayaneeyam Dashakam 48 -  Nalakubara and Manigriva  Shaapa Moksham Click here to view full video of Dashakam 48 Yashoda tied Krishna to the Mortar and went to look after her household chores. Devas and great sages praised the Lord for his mercy on his mother and called him Damodara in excitement. Krishna stayed tied by a hard rope on his soft stomach and watched the two trees in front of his house. Kubera had two sons, Nalakubura and Manigriva. They were devoted to Lord Shiva and were blessed with a lot of wealth. This made them proud and started to indulge in undesirable activities. Narada who was devoted to Lord Hari, once spotted them singing and sporting in the Ganges, taking bath without dress, surrounded by ladies in an intoxicated state. Seeing Narada, the women hurriedly put on their clothes. Narada cursed the duo to become devoted to the Lord and attain peace. Without peace, there is no way anyone can achieve happiness. Sage cursed both to become trees for a ...

Narayaneeyam Dashakam 47

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  Dasakam 47 - Ulukala Bandhanam -    Yashodha Tying Krishna to the Mortar      Click here to listen to Narayaneeyam Dashakam 47 One day, Yashoda was churning curd. Krishna was hungry and he obstructed her from churning and climbed up on her lap to drink milk. Yashoda was feeding Krishna with all her love looking at his lotus face and charming smile. Suddenly she remembered the milk on the stove. She discontinued feeding, left Krishna down, and attended to the milk overflowing in her fireplace. Krishna dissatisfied with his mother leaving him hungry, took the churning rod and broke the butter pot with it in a fit of rage. Hearing the sound of pot breaking, Yashoda came running from the kitchen. She saw the broken pot and curd spread all over the floor, just like how Krishna's fame spreads in the universe. Sages search and get the vision of the Lord through the path of Vedas. Such a Lord was not spotted by poor mother Yashoda. Later she found him standing ne...