When all did Krishna reveal the universe in his mouth to Mother Yashoda?
From: Nityānanda Chandra Dās
Are there 3 separate pastimes of Krishna revealing the universe within his mouth?
1. “Mata, Krishna ate dirt lila” – Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.8.32-42
2. Mother Yaśodā nursing baby Krishna lila – Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.7.34-37
And finally
3. Damodara Lila per – Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.7.30 verse and purport http://vedabase.com/SB/2/7/30
Transcript
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Hare Krishna Question for Nithyanand Chandra Prabhu How many times did Krishna reveal the universal form to Mother Yashoda? Are these three different pastimes? It’s mentioned over here The pastimes Yes There are multiple occasions on which Krishna revealed the universal form to Mother Yashoda The universal form refers to different things at different times Essentially it is a vision By which one sees how the supreme lord Pervades and contains the universe So when Mother Yashoda saw Krishna The first and most well-known is at Brahmandaghar Where the Gopas came and complained to Yashodamayi That your Kanna has eaten mud And Mother Krishna said no I have not eaten Then they both agreed the test would be opening his mouth So when he opened his mouth There Mother Yashoda saw the full universe That’s one pastime Then the second pastime is When once Mother Yashoda was just having Krishna on her lap At that time Krishna opened his eyes And suddenly Mother Yashoda saw The full universal form The full universe within Krishna So beyond that There is also a description in the second canto of Srimad Bhagavatam As you have quoted In 2.7.30 Where it is described that While Krishna was being bound by Mother Yashoda Krishna opened his mouth And while she was trying to bind And she failed to bind Krishna opened his mouth and she saw The universe again within him Now this is not normally described In the narration of the Damodar Leela As is given in the tenth canto But that doesn’t necessarily mean that it didn’t happen It simply indicates that Krishna performed this pastime With slight differences in different universes at different times And this was something that happened At a different time Than when it is being described In the tenth canto And moreover the tenth canto doesn’t necessarily describe every pastime Exhaustively So in this way There were actually three distinct occasions The dirt eating pastime The on the lap milk drinking pastime And the tying to the mortar pastime In which Krishna revealed the Virat Rupa Not exactly in the same sense as he revealed to Arjuna Wherein he revealed How actually The Virat Rupa was spreading all over the universe Whereas in the case of Yashodamayi Actually the whole universe was contained within Krishna But yes there are three distinct pastimes In which Krishna revealed The universe to be present within his body Thank you