Yashoda Kund :
Salutation Mantra of Yashoda Kund :
Dhandhanyasukham dehi teerthraj namostu te.
Vaikunthapadlabhaya Prarthayami Namastu te.
O the king of pilgrimage! May you bless us with wealth and food in this world, and grant the abode of Vaikunth after death. O the granter of divine abodes! Salutations to you again and again.
Mother Yasoda used to daily bathe here. Sometimes, she would bring Krishn and Balram along and joyfully watch Their childhood games. After bathing, Mother Yashoda would pray for Krishn's well-being to Lord Narsimhadev in the temple on the bank of the pond. By taking a bath here, one gets wealth and food and attains the abode of Baikunth. An ancient cave where many great saints have performed sadhana (spiritual practices) and attained the Supreme Lord lies at a secluded place near Yashoda Kund. To this day, this place, where perfected, great personalities have performed their bhajan, attracts devotees, who are completely unattached to material life, to come here to perform bhajan.
Karoharo Kund lies near Yashoda Kund.
Hau Bilau :
Hau Bilau's salutation mantra :
Namah Krishnakshakastubhyam Dharmakamartha Mokshanah.
Pashanrupino Devah Yashodashishasansthita:
O stone-like gods, situated with the blessings of Mother Yashoda! who grants the vision of Krishn, who gives the four Purusharthas (wealth, devotion, liberation, etc), Salutations to you.
On the western bank of Yashoda Kund is a place where Krishn performed childhood pastimes with His friends. Here, the brothers Krishn and Balram became so absorbed in Their childhood games that They even forgot to come home to eat. Mother Yashoda first sent Rohini to get Them, but as Rohini approached, Krishn and Balram ran away, frustrating her attempts to catch Them. Yashoda then went herself. She would employ various tricks and, with great difficulty, bring Them home where she bathed and fed Them. Sometimes she told Them about a haua, or hobgoblin, and filled them with fear. She would then catch Krishn in her arms and bring Him home. Once, Krishn insisted on seeing the haua,
"Mother, I want to see the haua." The following poem in Braj language tells this delightful pastime :
Dur Khelan Mat Jau Lal Yahan Hau Aaye Hain.
Hanskar Puchat Kanh Maiya Yah Kinai Pathaye Hain.
"Do not go far away, my child, the haua has come.' Krishn smiled and asked Mother, who had sent him."
Even today, the stone figures of the haua here are a reminder of this sweet childhood pastime.
Location :
Yashoda Kund is situated south of Nanda Bhavan in Nandgaon.