99 - Yajnopavita of Krishna and Coronation of Ganesha

Narayana said- In the meantime, Acharya Garga came to Vasudeva holding a danda and chatra, wearing the matted locks of hair on the head, illumining with lustre, adorned with white yajnopavita, looking like a mendicant and a disciplined person, having white teeth and clad in white garments, being the family priest of Yadus.

Finding him there Devaki, Vasudeva suddenly got up and bowed in reverence to him offering him the gem-studded lion throne. Thereafter, they offered madhuparka, Kamadhenu (wish fulfilling cow), the garments, sanctified by fire, fragrance and garland of flowers. They adored him with devotion.

They served him the sweets, payasam, fried food, the honey and the fragrant betel.

He mentally bowed in reverence to Sri Krishna and Balarama looking at them and then he spoke to Vasudeva and Devaki.

Garga said- O Vasudeva, you look at Balabhadra and your son Krishna and realise that the age for performing their yajnopavita, has arrived.

Yashoda said- You are adorable for the race of Yadus, therefore you prescribed an auspicious time for performing the yajnopavita which should be praised by the noble people.

Garga said- O Vasudeva, comparable to the Vasus, you send invitation letters to all your relatives and with great effort collect the material required for the ceremony. Day after tomorrow is the auspicious time. On that day the moon and the planets are favourable. The day is by the noble people therefore the yajnopavita can be performed on that day.

On listening to the words of Acharya Garga, Vasudeva at once despatched the auspicious invitation letters to all his relatives. He than made canals of ghee, curd, milk, honey and guda and also collected several things for presents, including the gems, the jewels, gold, ornaments, different types of costumes, diamonds and heaps of jewels.

On the other hand, Krishna, who is graceful to the devotees also remembered in his heart with devotion the gods, sages and the siddhas.

At that point of time people from all the state of society arrived there including the sages, the brothers, the gods and several of the kings.

On the female side, the daughters of the gods, daughters of the Nagas, the princesses, the Vidyadharis and the Gandharvas who played on musical instrument also arrived. The Brahmana, the beggars, the bards, Yatis, Brahmacharis, mendicant, ascetics and yogis also arrived there.

At that auspicious time the relatives of all the ladies, the group of all the relatives, relatives from the mothers side also participated.

 Bhisma, Drona, Karna, Asvatthama, also arrived with their families and sons besides Dhrutarastra.

 Kunti also arrived there with her sons who was a widow and was filled with grief as well as delight. The competent kings of various countries and the princesses also arrived there.

The sages like Atri, Vasistha, Chyavana, the Bharadvaja, the great tapasvi, Yajnavalkya, Bhima, Gargya, Mahatapa, Gargacharya, Vatsa with his son, Dharma, Jaigisavya, Parashara, Pulaha, Pulastya, Agastya, Saubhari, Shanaka, Sananda, Sanatkumara, Sanatana, Vodhu, Panchasikha, Durvasa, Angira, Vyasa, Suka the son of Vyasa, Kushika, Kaushika, Parashurama, Shrungirshi, Vibhandaka, Shrungi, Vamadeva, all virtuous Gautama, the Kratu, Yati, Aruni, Shukracharya, Bruhaspati, Ashtavakra, Vamana, Valmiki, Paribhadraka, Paila, Vaishampayana, Pracheta, Purujit, Bhrugu, Marichi, Madhujit, Prajapati, Kashyapa, Aditi the mother of the gods, Diti the mother of Daityas, Sumantu, SubhSnu, Kanva, Katyayana, Markandeya, Lomasa, Kapila, Panini, Pariyatra, Paribhadra, Puhgava, Samhvarta, Utathya, Nara, Narayana, Visvamitra, Satananda, Jabali, Taitila, Sandipani the teacher of yogis and intellectuals, Upamanyu, Gauramukha, Maitreya, srutasrava, Katha, Kacha, Karakha, Bharadvaja, with all the pupils arrived at the place of Vasudeva. Vasudeva on his part welcomed them prostrating before each one of them.

In the meantime, Brahma wearing a smile on his face and mounted on the goose arrived there. Parvati arrived mounted over a gem-studded plane together with Shiva, Nandi, Mahakala, Virabhadra, Subhadraka, Manibhadra, Paribhadra, Karttikeya, Ganesha, Indra mounted over Airavata, Dharma, the sun and moon, Kubera, Varuna, Pavana, Agni, Yama, Jayanta, Nalakubara, all the planets, the Vasus, Rudra with all the g a n a s, Adityas, Sesa and several other gods also arrived there. Vasudeva on his part adored each one of them prostrating on the ground. He adored all the gods with great devotion. At that point of time his head bowed in reverence, feeling emotional. 

Vasudeva said- Today Brahma himself has arrived in my abode who is the primeval Brahman, illustrious, the great lord, beyond all and maintains the universe, besides being the creator of the Vedas, the cause of the universe, eternal and the teacher of all the sages and siddhas. 

His lotus-like feet are inaccessible even in dream and by reciting his name all the obstructions vanish in no time, the same Shiva has also arrived here. Lord Ganesha has also arrived here who frees people from all the miseries, bestows welfare on the people, who is adored first of all, the one who is the foremost of the gods and the one who is the form of welfare and is established first of all in the ceremonies with the reciting of the m a n tra s invoking him.

Lord Karttikeya has also arrived who is adored by all the Yadus. MahaLakshmi has also arrived here who is the best of the goddesses and is extremely adorable. The goddess Parvati has also arrived here who is the primeval form of the universe, the form of the entire universe, Mulaprakruti, Isvari, the best of all, the form of eternal Brahman, by adoring her during in the winter season, one gets his desire fulfilled, the one who is the eternal shakti, compassionate one and has incarnated on the land of Bharata out of compassion. The same goddess Parvati, who is graceful to her devotees has arrives in my abode with all her attendants and gods. О Durga, since you have arrived in my abode therefore I feel myself to be quite graceful, my life has met with success. Thus Vasudeva binding a cloth around his neck, bowed in reverence to all the gods, the sages and the Brahmanas offering prayers to them and made sit them on the gem-studded throne, individually,

Thereafter, he properly adored them individually with his mind filled with devotion.

He adored offering the gems, the diamonds, the jewels and the gem-studded ornaments, the garments, the flower garlands the fragrant sandal-paste to Brahma, the gods, the sages, Brahmana as and Garga, the family priest. At the auspicious time Ganesha was made to sit on the gem-studded there and he was adored first of all. The water of all the seven oceans was kept in pitchers which were decorated with flowers. The fragrant and cool water of Ganga was also brought together with the sacred water from Pushkara together with the pure milk preparations. Herambha Ganesha was adored with devotion, reciting the mantras, pouring the water over him.

О Narada, Ganesha was also offered the garland of Parijata flower, the ornaments of gems, the garment sanctified by fire, fragrant and the Sandal paste, the garland of flowers and gems and the finger ring. Thereafter he offered his prayer to lord Ganesha who happens to be the foremost of all the gods, the form of welfare, remover of obstruction, peaceful and eternal.