BG - 1

Vaishnav Song

https://kksongs.org/songs/y/yasomatinandana.html

Just sing the first verse with below actions:

Verse BG 7.7 (mattah parataram)

What Holds Things Together?

Materials needed: a string of beads or a garland.

1️⃣ Hold up the necklace and ask:
“What happens if I cut this thread?”
→ ‘All the beads fall down!’
2️⃣ Ask: “Can you see the thread easily?”
→ ‘No!’
3️⃣ Conclude:
“Even though we can’t see it, the thread is the most important part.
In the same way, Krishna holds the whole world together — even if we don’t see Him.”

Recitation & Meaning

💡 Chant once slowly, once faster, and once rhythmically like a song.

Story - The Whole Universe in Krishna’s Mouth”

Teacher should read once fully this wonderful pastime - https://vedabase.io/en/library/kb/8/

 

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🌸 1. A Happy Morning in Gokula 

The sun had just risen over the village of Gokula. The cows were mooing, the calves were jumping, and Mother Yaśodā was busy churning butter.
In the courtyard, little Krishna and Balarāma played with their friends. They made toy animals from clay, built tiny houses with sticks, and laughed so much that even the parrots started repeating their giggles!

Suddenly, the children began whispering and pointing. “He did it again!” said one. “Yes, He ate mud!” shouted another. They all ran to Yaśodā Maiyā.

“Maiyā! Krishna has eaten dirt again!” they cried.

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🌷 2. The Complaint (2 min)

Mother Yaśodā put down her churning stick and hurried outside, her anklets jingling.
She caught hold of Krishna’s soft little hand and asked lovingly yet firmly:

“My dear Kanha, why did You eat dirt? See, everyone—even Your elder brother Balarāma—is saying so!”

Krishna looked up, eyes wide like blooming lotuses.

“Maiyā, they are all telling lies! Even Balarāma is teasing Me because I beat him in our game today! If You don’t believe Me, You can look inside My mouth Yourself.”

Mother Yaśodā, half-smiling, said,

“All right, my little truth-teller, open Your mouth. Let me see.”

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💫 3. The Wonder Inside the Mouth (5 min)

Krishna opened His mouth. It looked just like any child’s mouth—pink tongue, tiny white teeth—
but then…

Mother Yaśodā gasped!
Inside that tiny mouth she saw the entire universe!

🌞 The blazing sun and the shining moon.
🌊 Oceans with rolling waves, mountains capped with snow.
🌿 Forests, villages, cities, and creatures of every kind—birds, animals, people—all moving within His mouth.

She saw the sky and the stars, the fire and the wind, the rivers and clouds.
She saw the demigods, the sages, the directions, even time itself moving endlessly.

And most astonishing of all—
She saw herself, sitting at home in Gokula, with baby Krishna on her lap, looking into His mouth!

Her hands began to tremble.

“Am I dreaming?” she whispered. “Am I seeing magic? How can the whole world be inside my little boy?”

She rubbed her eyes again, but the vision only grew clearer and brighter.

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🌼 4. Yaśodā’s Thoughts (3 min)

Mother Yaśodā’s mind raced.

“Maybe I am becoming mad! Maybe this is some mystic power of my child. How can He, so tiny, contain everything? Mountains, oceans, stars—even me!”

Then, in her heart, devotion awoke deeply.
She thought:

“Let me bow to that Supreme Lord whose power creates everything—what is seen and unseen. By His energy, I think Nanda Mahārāja is my husband and Krishna is my son. Truly, He is the cause of all causes.”

But even as she thought this, Krishna looked up at her with innocent eyes, a tiny drop of saliva on His lip—just an ordinary, lovable child.

At that moment, Krishna used His yoga-māyā power. The majestic vision disappeared.
All Mother Yaśodā could see again was her playful little boy.

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🌻 5. Love Covers Majesty (2 min)

Her heart melted. She lifted Him into her arms.

“My sweet Kanha! You frightened me! Come, let’s wash Your mouth and feed You some milk.”

Krishna giggled, wrapped His small arms around her neck, and the whole cosmic mystery turned into pure motherly love.

The sages say that great yogis meditate for lifetimes to glimpse the Supreme Truth—but Mother Yaśodā found that Supreme Truth playing in her courtyard.

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🌺 6. Connection to the Verse (1 min)

Ask the children:

“What did Yaśodā Maiyā see inside Krishna’s mouth?”
“Everything! The whole universe!”

Explain:

“This shows that everything—planets, stars, people, even our thoughts—are held together by Krishna.
Just like pearls are held by a thread, we are all held by His love.”

Chant together:

mayi sarvam idaṁ protaṁ sūtre maṇi-gaṇā iva
“Everything rests upon Krishna like pearls on a thread.”

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🌹 7. Reflection (2 min)

Ask softly:

• “Have you ever felt Krishna taking care of you—when you were scared or sad?”

• “How can we remember that Krishna is always holding us together?”

Encourage simple answers like, “When I pray,” “When I chant,” “When I see nature.”

End with the class chanting once:

“Krishna, You are the invisible thread holding my world together.”

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✨ Teacher Notes

• Use a picture or puppet of Mother Yaśodā and baby Krishna.

• Read slowly, with wonder; pause after key lines (“She saw mountains… stars… herself!”).

• Keep tone warm and affectionate—avoid heavy philosophy.

• Conclude by linking directly to the thread and beads craft.