हाथी घोड़ा पालकी, जय कन्हैया लाल की!

Bhadrapada mahine ke Krishna paksha ki ashtami ko jab Mathura ke karagar (jail) mein Bhagwan Krishna ka janam hua, tab charo taraf bhayanak andhera tha aur tez barish ho rahi thi. Vasudev ji ne Kansa ke dar se naye janme Kanha ko ek tokri mein rakha aur unhe surakshit Gokul pahunchane ke liye nikal pade.

Raste mein sabse badi chunauti thi ufan par behti hui Yamuna nadi. Barish ke paas pani ka star behad badh chuka tha. Lekin jaise hi Vasudev ji ne nadi mein kadam rakha, Yamuna ji apne prabhu ke janam ki khushi mein jhoom uthin. Unhone Kanha ke komal charano ko sparsh kiya, jisse unka gussa shant ho gaya aur unhone Vasudev ji ko safe rasta de diya.

Katha kehti hai ki jab Krishna bade huye, tab har saal Janmashtami ki raat ko vo Yamuna ji ke usi ghat par aate the jahan unhone pehli baar charan sparsh kiye the. Haath mein apni priya bansuri liye, peetambar pehne aur neele dupatta hawa mein udate huye vo us raat ko yaad karte the jab unhone dharti par dharm ki sthapna ke liye janam liya tha.

Ghat par maujood bhakt unke janamdin (Janmashtami) ki khushi mein sekdon diyas (deepak) jalakar nadi mein pravahit karte the, jisse poori Yamuna nadi chandni raat mein jagmagane lagti thi. Ye tasveer Kanha ke usi tejasvi aur majestic Janmashtami roop ko darshati hai.