naughty Krsna

01-14-2007, 08:53 PM

Sometimes Krsna would enter the house of a neighbor, and if He found no one
there, He would release the calves before the time for the cows to be
milked. The calves are actually supposed to be released when their mothers
are milked, but Krsna would release them before that time, and naturally the
calves would drink all the milk from their mothers. When the cowherd men saw
this, they would chase Krsna and try to catch Him, saying, "Here is Krsna
doing mischief," but He would flee and enter another house, where He would
again devise some means to steal butter and curd. Then the cowherd men would
again try to capture Him, saying, "Here is the butter thief. Better capture
Him!" And they would be angry. But Krsna would simply smile, and they would
forget everything. Sometimes, in their presence, He would begin eating the
curd and butter. There was no need for Krsna to eat butter, since His belly
was always full, but He would try to eat it, or else He would break the pots
and distribute the contents to the monkeys. In this way, Krsna was always
engaged in mischief-making. If in any house He could not find any butter or
curd to steal, He would go into a room and agitate the small children
sleeping there by pinching them, and when they cried He would go away.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 10.8.29