Yashoda, the mother, put Krishna to sleep and while singing a lullaby she was immersed in that ecstasy. She tried to put Krishna to sleep for a long time but in spite of all her attempts, he would not sleep. She was wondering why Krishna was unable to sleep and she was even praying to Goddess of sleep to come to her help. All actions which are selfless and sacred can be regarded as leelas of the Lord. After some time she found that Krishna was sleeping but, in fact, he was pretending to be a sleep. She addressed Krishna and said, ‘You have the entire world encompassed in you and how can anyone build a mansion for you? You shine with the effulgence of a million suns and how can anyone show any light to you? How is it possible for us to know you when you yourself contain all the creation within you? In a similar manner, Yashoda was addressing Krishna and saying ‘How can anyone wake you up, if you are pretending to sleep. You must stop your pretence’. The devas and devatas were looking at this conversation and were telling themselves that Yashoda was the most fortunate person because she was able to play with the Lord.

On another occasion, when Krishna was just getting in the middle of his sleep, she came and sang a lullaby: I have made the four Vedas as the four corners of your cradle and I have made the nine precious stones decorate your cradle. The King of Cobras is guarding you in the cradle. This is the cradle of Omkara and in it, I have made a bed for you in the form of tat tvam asi. You symbolise all the seven worlds and they are united in you. In such a cradle you should sleep soundly. (SSB 1978, p. 52/ 86)