– The two fingers Mother Yasoda was missing to bind Krsna represent our sadhana and bhajana, which require two things: effort and mercy. – Isvara, the Supreme Controller, cannot be bound by anyone except divine love. – Mother Yasoda binds Krsna with her vatsalya-bhava. – Only the gopis bind Krsna completely. – Radha and Krsna are one, but to perform sweet lilas, They separate and become two. – Krsna’s sweetest lilas manifest in the month of Kartika...
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