Brahmanda Ghata

At Brahmanda-Ghata, on the bank of the Yamuna River Krishna ate dirt.
When forced by mother Yasoda to open His mouth, He revealed to her the entire cosmic manifestation (Brahmanda).
Therefore this place is called Brahmanda-Ghata.

This is a peaceful place and is a good place to bath in the Yamuna. You can get mud cakes (little round mud balls) here which symbolize the mud eaten by Krishna.

Another day, when Krishna and Balarama were playing with Their friends, all the boys joined Balarama and told mother Yasoda that Krishna had eaten clay. On hearing this, mother Yasoda caught hold of Krishna’s hand and said.

‘My dear Krishna, why have You eaten earth in a solitary place? Just see, all Your friends including Balarama are complaining about You.’

Being afraid of His mother Krishna replied.
‘My dear mother, all these boys, including My elder brother Balarama, are speaking lies against Me. I have never eaten clay. My elder brother Balarama while playing with Me today, became angry, and therefore He has joined with other boys to complain against Me. They have all combined together to complain so you will be angry and chastise Me. If you think they are truthful, then you can look within My mouth to see whether 1 have taken clay or not.
His mother replied.
‘All right, if You have actually not taken any clay, then just open Your mouth. I shall see.”

“When the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna was so ordered by His mother.
He immediately opened His mouth just like an ordinary boy.
Then mother Yasoda saw within that mouth the complete opulence of creation. She saw the entire outer space in all directions, mountains, islands, oceans, seas, planets, air, fire, moon and stars. Along with the moon and the stars she also saw the entire elements, water, sky, the extensive ethernal existence along with the total ego and the products of the senses and the controller of the senses, all the demigods, the objects of the senses like sound, smell, etc., and the three qualities of material nature. She also could perceive that within His mouth were all living entities, eternal time, material nature, spiritual nature, activity, consciousness and different forms of the whole creation. Yasoda could find within the mouth of her child everything necessary for cosmic manifestation. She also saw within His mouth, herself taking Krishna on her lap and having Him sucking her breast.”
Krishna Book, Chap. 8

How to Get Here:
Brahmanda Ghat is about 1½ km south of Mahavana (Gokula) on the bank of the Yamuna. From the road all you can see is some building on your right. When you reach this place coming from Gokula the road turns to the left.

You are not Nanda’s son
and other pastimes

As a small boy, Sri Krsna would play here with His friends. Once, all His friends began laughing at Him. Krsna asked them again and again,
“Why are you laughing?”
but they would not tell Him. Finally His friends replied, “We know that there was once a baby whose parents didn’t want Him, so they hid that baby in the hollow on a tree here. Nanda Maharaja came here and found that baby, took it home and gave it to Mother Yasoda – and that baby is You. The conclusion is that You are not the son of Mother Yasoda.”

Krsna was struck with wonder. “How is this possible?” he asked. They replied, “Your mother has a golden complexion, as does your father, and Your brother is white. But You are black; so where did You come from?” Krsna became upset and, continually weeping, He ran home.

Krsna did not go inside His house; but instead rolled on the ground in the courtyard and wept loudly. His mother called Him again and again, but He did not come. Finally she took Him by force, put Him on her lap, caressed Him and showed Him much affection. He told her, “I know that you are not my mother.” Mother Yasoda said, “Who has told You this?” Krsna replied, “All my friends, like Madhumangala and My brother, told Me.” Mother Yasoda then took a vow, keeping her hands on a Narayana-sila and saying, “Surely You are my son. You have come from my womb. I am Your mother.” Krsna then became pacified.

Another pastime that took place here is as follows.
One day Krsna was here, eating earth. His friends told Baladeva prabhu, and Baladeva prabhu went home and told Mother Yasoda. He said, “My brother is at Brahmanada Ghat and is eating earth.” Mother Yasoda then came here in an angry mood and asked Krsna, “Have You been eating earth?” He replied, “No, I have not been eating earth.” She said, “Then, let me have a look inside Your mouth.” She opened His mouth and inside she saw the unlimited universes and all creation. Everything was there in all the planetary systems.

Mother Yasoda was struck with wonder and closed her eyes, thinking, “What has happened?” She did not understand that Sri Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and everything is in Him. She thought Him to be her son, and that she was now perhaps haunted by a ghost or seeing a dream.

 

 

 

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