Why is Mother Yasoda more fortunate than Mother Devaki ??–HDGSP answers–
Svarūpa Dāmodara: But when Vasudeva, carried child Kṛṣṇa to Mother Yaśodā’s house, why didn’t he make recognized to Mother Yaśodā about the change of the child, the two children?
Prabhupāda: She was sleeping. [laughter] [she] did not know.Your answer is there. [laughter] It is stated that out of child labor she was fatigued, and she was sleeping. So simply changed. Sometimes in hospital they change. You know that? In hospital many babies are born. So doctors take bribe, they change, male child into female. One who has given male child, and by trick they change.
Devotee: Is that in India or America, or where?
Prabhupāda: In India. In America maybe. I do not know. So this male child, female child changing is a long practice. It was the desire of Kṛṣṇa to come to Yaśodā. It is the supreme arrangement.Childhood pastime of all parents, it is very pleasing. So Mother Yasoda was fortunate that she could enjoy the childhood pastimes of Krsna, whereas Devaki, although Krsna was her real son, she could not enjoy. Therefore Mother Yasoda is considered more fortunate than Devaki.
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