When the divine mother, Yaśodā Piraṭṭi, feigned anger towards the child Kṛṣṇa, accusing Him of secretly consuming the butter she had so carefully stored, she bound Him with a lovely, soft rope to a sturdy mortar. In this state of loving captivity, the Supreme Lord, revealing His ultimate accessibility (saulabhyam), began to sob and shed beautiful tears. This very same