14 - Uprooting of Arjuna tree 

Narayana said- Once Yashoda, the wife of Nanda went for a bath on the bank of the river Yamuna and at that point of time lord Madhusudana (Krishna) smiled looking at the pitchers filled with milk and curd and he consumed the curd, the milk, ghee, butter, milk, butter and everything whatever was available in the house. 

The honey, butter, the sweets, placed on the cart were also consumed by him. He was rinsing his mouth after doing so and at the same time Yas'oda returned home. Finding the vases of milk, curd missing and the broken vases, she was surprised, and enquired from the other cowherds boys, “O children tell me truthfully who has done this surprising and terrific act.” On hearing the words of Yashoda, the children said, “ We are telling you the truth. All this has been done by your son who has eaten the whole of it. He did not give us anything of if”. 

On hearing the words of the children, Yas'hoda the wife of Nanda got annoyed and her eyes became red like the red lotus flowers, she took a cane in her hand and rushed towards Krishna, who fled away from the some. Yashoda could not capture him. The one who is difficult to be adored by gods like Shiva and others after deep meditation, is beyond the reach of the yogis, how could he be caught like this. 

By running here and there Yashoda felt tired and she stood under the shade of a tree to take some rest; her throat, lips and palate had dried up, because of her anger. Finding the mother having tired, Purosattama, the lord of the universe, came forward and stood before her. Thereafter Yashoda caught hold of him and brought him home. Tying a cloth round his waist she tied him with the tree and started beating him. 

Thereafter Yashoda bound Krishna with the tree and left for home. Lord Krishna kept on standing at the root of the tree. 

О Narada, with the very touch of lord Krishna, the mountain like huge tree started falling creating terrific sound. 

A divine person appeared from that tree who was clad in beautiful garments. He was adorned with the ornaments of gems, had fair complexion and was clad in golden costumes; he bowed in reverence to lord Krishna. Thereafter with a smiling face he mounted on a divine chariot and left or his abode. 

Finding the tree falling the queen of Vraja was terrified and was upset. She immediately picked up Krishna and took him in her lap who was crying. 

In the meantime, all the cowherds and cowherdesses from Gokula also arrived there and they scolded Yashoda and were delighted to see Krishna unhurt. 

Thereafter all the people said, "you have got this son in your old age and whatever riches, cereals and gems you have meant for your son only. 

O queen of Vraja and Nanda, we have come to know truthfully that you have not acted wisely. The things which cannot be enjoyed by the son are of no consequence over the land.

Just for the sake of curd and milk you have tied your son to a tree and then you engaged yourself in the household work. The tree felt accidentally. 

Just for the sake of the cowherdesses the child escaped unhurt. О foolish one, "Had the child been destroyed of what used had all these articles been"? Thereafter the Brahmanas and the bards blessed the child variously. The name of lord was recited by the Brahmanas. 

After all this, all the people left for their respective abodes. At that very moment Nanda arrived there and with his eyes burning red in rage he spoke to Yashoda. 

Nanda said- Tying the child round my neck I shall go on pilgrimage. Otherwise, you leave the house. I have nothing to do with you. Step-well is more important than hundreds of wells and a tank is more important than hundreds of step wells. A yajna is more important than hundreds of tanks and a son is more important than a hundred of yajnas. 

While performing tapas and charities for a number of births, one earns great merit and because of that merit one gets a son who becomes youthful during the personal life as well as in future life. Therefore, there could be no other relative better than the son nor shall it ever be. Thus speaking to his wife Nanda went to his abode and both Yashoda and RohinI engaged themselves in the house-hold work. 

Narada said- О lord, who was the person clad in the divine clothes who appeared from the tree in Gokula. What was the reason for his becoming the tree? 

Narayana said- Once Nala-Kubara, the son of Kubera reached the Nandana forest for enjoying the company of Rambha there. Therefore, they found a flower orchard under a banyan tree, on the bank of a tank, where the fragrant wind was blowing. There was a flower bed in the orchard, the lamps of gems were lighted and the place was sprinkled with sandal-paste, aguru, kasturi and saffron besides the garland of flower and the silken cloth. He brought him there and enjoyed his company. He enjoyed all the sexual pleasures with Rambha. He implanted a thousand kissed on her and embraced her variously. The passionate one, enjoyed the sex with her applying his nails teeth and hands. 

He was well-versed in the art of making love and he enjoyed her company over the land as well as the water. At that point of time the sage Devala spotted Nalakubara and Rambha together, who were without robes with unshelled here, having stiff pelvic region and developed breasts. She had lips injured with nails and teeth and she was feeling and her hair stood and ends. She was looking at her beloved who was reciprocating. She had curled eye-brows, wearing a pair of kundalas and was adorned with astonishing types of garlands of gems and flowers. She had a number of a small bells studded in the waist-band and her forehead had a spot of vermilion. Such a type of Rambha was spotted by the sage. In the company of the damsel and infatuated with passion, Nalakubara disregarded the sage and did not get up to welcome him. He therefore, pronounced a curse on him, "O sinful person you better turn yourself as a tree." Thereafter he cursed Rambha also, "You be born in the human race and be the queen of Janamejaya." He then asked Nalakubara to go to Gokula and stand there as a tree. He further informed him that he cowed be redeemed with the mere touch of lord Krishna. He also informed Rambha that she would be redeemed and to back to heaven only after coming in touch with Indra.

Thus speaking the sage went back to his abode and Nalakubara reached his home. 

О dear one, I have spoken to you all this; now I am going to narrate the story of Rambha to you, Rambha was born in the land of Bharata as daughter of Sucandara. She was quite beautiful and looked like Lakshmi. On coming of age, the king Suchandra gave away his daughter in marriage to Janamejaya along with several riches and adoring her with the best of ornaments and costumes. She became the best and virtues queen of Janamejaya. 

The king enjoyed her company at several places. Once the king started and Ashvamedha sacrifice. At that point of time Indra stole away the sacrificial horse and concealed himself in the royal palaces. Thinking that the Sacrificial horse would be quite beautiful she went to the stable alone playfully. On reaching the horse, Indra appeared on the scene and forcibly enjoyed her company. He had sex with her in spite of her objecting to it. After the performance, Indra was fainted and he lost the senses about the day or night. The beautiful ladies coming in touch with Indra ended her life and Indra getting terrified from the king went back to the heaven.

Hearing about the death of the queen, the king lamented variously and after completion of the yajna he gave away riches to the Brahmanas.

Thus Rambha reverted to the heaven after leaving the human body. I have narrated to you the falling of the Arjuna tree. О great sage, the story of Nalakubara and Rambha bestows salvation and relieves one of the birth, death and old age, providing great merit to the listener. I have thus narrated to you a part of the story of lord Krishna now I am narrating the story to you further.