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Nanda, Krishna’s foster father, hired a few cowherd boys to help keep an eye on Krishna during his playful adventures. “Balarama alone can’t watch over Krishna,” Nanda explained to Yashoda, Krishna’s mother.
But soon, everyone noticed something remarkable: instead of the cowherd boys protecting Krishna and Balarama, it was Krishna and Balarama who protected them from demons.
Rather than stopping Krishna from playing in the mud, the cowherd boys joined in the fun. Together, they built imaginary houses, forts, and even entire towns or kingdoms out of mud. They delighted in breaking each other’s creations, only to joyfully rebuild them again.
From the heavens above, the gods observed Krishna’s playful antics with amazement. “Look at the ways of the Lord,” they exclaimed. “With just a glance, He creates limitless universes, only to dissolve them again. Then, He creates anew. This is what He demonstrates by playing with the children in the mud, crafting houses and villages. He never gives up, even when tired.”
In their innocent play, Krishna and his friends mirrored the divine act of creation, showing the endless cycle of creation and recreation, teaching a profound lesson about perseverance and resilience.
One night, little Krishna saw the full moon shining brightly in the sky and thought it looked like a beautiful toy. Filled with wonder, he said to his mother, Yashoda, “I want that toy, Maiyya.” Yashoda, trying to soothe him, explained gently, “You cannot have that toy, Kanha. Only the gods can play with it.” But Krishna was persistent and began to cry, saying, “No, I want the moon only.”
Amused, Yashoda asked with a smile, “Do you think you are God?” Krishna, with confidence, replied, “Why do you think I’m lesser than God? Don’t you know that I am the Almighty God? Now, give me the toy. I want to play with the moon.”
Feeling helpless, Yashoda prayed to God for help to calm her little son. Then, an idea came to her. She told Krishna, “God has said He will give you a better toy than the moon, Kanha. God has promised that He’ll give you a wife as beautiful as the moon when you grow up.” Satisfied with this promise, little Krishna stopped asking for the moon and no longer bothered his mother.
