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First written on February 13, 2005 Revised and Updated on June 16, 2007 Srimad Bhagavatham - Chapter 6 - Salvation of Tranavarta and Vision of Universal Form Krishna grew up further and was a source of immense happiness to his foster parents and others in the village. His first birthday was celebrated with much pomp and splendor. Priests were reciting prayers and large amounts of grains and wealth was distributed. In those days, the concept of money did not exist. Exchange was mostly through barter. Yashoda left the baby unattended during such time as he appeared to be sleeping under a hand cart laden with utensils. Krishna was hungry and started crying but due to noise nobody paid attention. He kicked the cart and the entire cart collapsed along with all utensils. The cowherds were astonished on how a cart could have collapsed by itself. When the nearby children assured them that it was due to baby Krishna's kicking the cart, they did not believe them. Shortly after that incident, a demon called Tranavarta, another agent of Kamsa, attempted to kill Krishna. He appeared like a whirlwind and carried the baby away on his shoulders. However, the baby became so heavy, he could not carry any further. He fell down to the ground and died, smashed to pieces. Vasudeva sent his family priest Garga to Nand's house for the naming ceremony of the babies Krishna and Balarama. This priest was a sage and known for his expertise in Astrology. In those days after the naming ceremony, the family priest would forecast the future prospects of the baby. Garga knew that baby Krishna was of divine origin and he did not want to precipitate matters by predicting on the baby's future, as he knew that Kamsa was trying to kill him. This ceremony is normally done with great pomp and fanfare. Because of dangers involved, he suggested that this be done secretly in a cow shed. Garga also informed Nand that both the babies were divine incarnate and that though they would face number of dangers and difficulties, no harm would befall them. One day when the children were playing, the children told Yashoda that Krishna was eating mud. When Yashoda  queried Krishna he replied in the negative. Yashoda did not believe him and asked to him to open the mouth for inspection. When he did so, she saw the whole universe in his mouth. She thought that she was imagining things and started praying for the child, little realizing that she was playing mother to the supreme lord himself, who needed no protection from anyone. End of Chapter 6 Written by Madhavan T Gopalachary The views, opinions and interpretations are personal. Sponsorship does not mean that the sponsors endorse them. Editorial Policy © Copyright, Jun-07 . www.madgopes.com . Without prejudice. All rights reserved www.mmgindia.com is the official website of Madras Management Group, Chennai, India. www.madgopes.com and www.mmg.name are personal websites and all editorials are published under their banner to retain editorial independence. We would highly appreciate feedback from readers and it may be sent to feedback@mmg.name