Krsna and the fruit vendor

Hare Krsna!!!

Dear Parents,
Last week,
Prayers: We are still revising the same Srimad Bhagavatam invocation prayers.
[Note: Please refer to older posts for their audio links.]

Sloka: We learned a new Bhagavad-Gita sloka from chapter 9 : verse 26

patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ
yo me bhaktyā prayacchati
tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam
aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ

Translation:

If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.

Audio Link : BG-Sloka 9:26

 

Story: We heard the story of a fruit vendor in relation to the above sloka.

Once a fruit vendor was selling ripe fruits. When baby Krsna heard her calls, He grabbed both handful of grains to trade for the fruits. He toddled to the fruit seller and opened His palms to her and found out only very few grains were left in His palm. The fruit seller was enjoying the whole scenario,  how Krsna was running towards her and His face when there were only few grains left in His palm. But the fruit seller wanted to make baby Krsna happy, so she got the grains from Him and gave Him as much as fruits He can hold. Krsna's face lit up when the fruit seller kept on giving Him fruit even though He gave very few grains.

When she looked at her basket, to give more fruits, she found out the whole basket was full of precious jewels. But she was not interested in the jewels but wanted to see more of Lord Krsna's smiling face.

When one offers even one leaf, flower, fruit or some water with love, Lord Krsna gladly accepts and gives more in return. A pure devotee is interested only in pleasing Lord Krsna. In turn Lord Krsna always find ways to make His devotees happy.

 

Finally, we concluded the class with the coloring picture of Lord Krsna with the fruit seller.

 

Looking forward to seeing all of you in the next class.

Haribol!!

Gopala Class Teachers

Radhika Mataji

Amutha