Mother Yasoda had intense separation pangs

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Mother Yasoda Had Intense Separation Pangs

November 13, 2025

Upon leaving Vrindavan Krishna left His cowherd boy stick behind, never to herd cows again. Seeing this stick caused Mother Yasoda the most intense pain. Trying to imagine what she was feeling can make us also feel very sad. Such feelings of sadness are a great blessing on the pathway of self realization. They facilitate our entering into the dimension of transcendental bliss far beyond all the sufferings of material existence. Here's what Srila Prabhupada has written in The Nectar of Devotion:

One friend of Kṛṣṇa's addressed Him thus: "My dear lotus-eyed one, when You were living in Gokula You were always bearing a stick in Your hand. That stick is now lying idle in the house of Mother Yaśodā, and whenever she sees it she becomes motionless just like the stick." This is a sign of becoming stunned in separation from Kṛṣṇa. In separation from Kṛṣṇa, Mother Yaśodā became so humble that she prayed to the creator of the universe, Lord Brahmā, with tears in her eyes, "My dear creator, won't you kindly bring my dear son Kṛṣṇa back to me so that I can see Him at least for a moment?"

We thank Srila Prabhupada for sharing this with us.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Krishna With His Cowherd Boy Stick

Mother Yasoda Feeling Intense Pain Upon Seeing that Stick

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Seeing through eyes of scriptures means?

Your insignificant servant, Gaurav
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From: Sri Rupa Seva Kunj, Aanyor, Uttar Pradesh, India

My Dear Gaurav,

Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda.

For example, Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita that He is the taste of water. So every time you drink water you can remember that this taste is Krishna. In this way you are seeing through the eyes of the scriptures.

I hope this meets you in the best of health and in a cheerful mood.

Your ever well-wisher,
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