In Vrindavan, on a simple day

All the ladies hurried about their way

To Yashoda’s place, they went with curiosities clad

To meet her beautiful night-hued lad

As they all peered over the cradle to see his face

They failed to envision another soul with greater grace

As the baby smiled at them with bubbling zeal

Their hearts melted like the butter he would soon steal

One of them picked him up and placed him on her lap

Yet despite every lullaby, the boy refused to nap

They cradled him, swaddled him and tried what not

Yet all their attempts were attempted for naught

For the baby, whom the ladies so simply held

Was the one within whom the entire universe dwelled

For in one doze the balance of the world would fall

Hence Maha Vishnu himself mustn’t sleep at all!

Yet the innocent ladies tried and tried in vain

Yet with his eyes closed, the boy just wouldn’t remain

With his big bright eyes, he would simply stare

And with each blink, the Gopikas fell into deeper despair

As more distressed the Gopikas became

As a final resort Yashoda herself came

And into her hands, her baby she took

And at her beloved son, did she then look

Once she set her gaze, she couldn’t pull it apart

From the lad who so easily enticed her heart

To sculpt a soul so perfect from head to foot

She wondered of the effort Lord Brahma had to put

She knew for sure that the oceans would run thin

If they were to attempt holding her love for him within

As she held her little boy in her embrace

She sang a rhythm with effortless grace

A tune, perhaps sweeter than the flute he would soon play

A rhythm that can soothe any mind wandering astray

Krishna felt Yashoda’s song through his ear

A lullaby that sprung from affections most dear

And as Krishna heard his mother sing

He realized what seemed to be the most obvious thing

Here, he is not the god ruling over the entire space

He is not the lord of the three worlds while in her embrace

As Krishna looked at his mother above

At her eyes shining with unparalled love

He realized the universe Maha Vishnu can run

For now, on earth, he is simply her son

And so Krishna let his heart be swayed

For the first time since time itself was made

And so long as he was on his mother’s lap

A baby could surely afford to take a nap!

-Veda Samhita

4/10/2025