Verse Text
yathā vā –
yāte rāja-puraṁ harau mukha-taṭī vyākīrṇa-dhūmrālakā
paśya srasta-tanuḥ kaṭhora-luṭhanair dehe vraṇaṁ kurvatī |
kṣīṇā goṣṭha-mahī-mahendra-mahiṣī hā putra putrety asau
krośantī karayor yugena kurute kaṣṭād uras-tāḍanam ||63||
Translation
Another example: Just see! Now that Kṛṣṇa has gone to Mathurā, thin Yaśodā, her face covered by grey hair scattered here and there, injures her body by falling roughly on the ground. She shouts “O my son! O my son!” and beats her chest with her two hands.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Another incident demonstrating Yaśodā’s extreme love for Kṛṣṇa occurred when Kṛṣṇa went to Mathurā, the kingdom of Kaṁsa. In separation from Kṛṣṇa, Mother Yaśodā was looking at Kṛṣṇa’s makeup utensils, and she fell down on the ground almost unconscious, with a great sound. When she was rolling over on the ground, there were many scratches on her body, and in that piteous condition she began to cry, “O my dear son! My dear son!” And she slapped her breasts with her two hands.