Among the many divine relationships in Krishna’s life, the bond between Yashoda and her child stands apart for its startling normalcy. She saw miracles, cosmic visions, and supernatural signs yet she chose to see a child, not a god. This choice was not ignorance or denial. I believe it was an instinctive wisdom that modern parenting desperately needs to relearn. Yashoda never bowed before Krishna. She scolded him, worried about him, tied him to a mortar, and panicked when he went missing. In doing so, she performed perhaps the most radical act of love in Indian mythology: she protected her child’s humanity, even when divinity revealed itself.
