Mananam

(Remembering Swami with the nāma - dāmodara, is special on this day, as told by Sri Krishna to Yudhisthira, in Padma Purana. Hence we shall look at few slokas from Bhagavata, revelling in the dāmodara-līlā, from 10th skanda - chapters 9 and 10).  kṛtāgasaṁ taṁ prarudantam akṣiṇī kaṣantam añjan-maṣiṇī sva-pāṇinā udvīkṣamāṇaṁ bhaya-vihvalekṣaṇaṁ haste gṛhītvā bhiṣayanty avāgurat 10.9.11. Holding by the hand, she threatened to beat Krsna, who was crying for having committed that offence, and was rubbing his eyes with his hand whereby the collyrium (añjanam) got spread all over and who was looking up (to his mother) with eyes bewildered and agitated with fear.  tyaktvā yaṣṭiṁ sutaṁ bhītaṁ  vijñāyārbhaka-vatsalā iyeṣa kila taṁ baddhuṁ  dāmnātad-vīrya-kovidā 10.9.12. Perceiving that her son was terrified, Yashoda, who was extremely affectionate to her child, threw away the stick. (Yet) Unable to comprehend the vīryam of Krsna, Mother Yashoda wished to bind him with a rope (dāmnātad-vīrya-kov