Passage 8

In English

It is in this context that this type of , or devotion, or love between mother and son has been described as in the . The mother in was looking after the Lord in the form of a baby, was dressing and cajoling him. This attachment was such that she used to put the baby on her lap like a jackfruit. Not only this, although was born to , was looking after as if he were her own son, and she was developing towards . In spite of the fact that several used to complain about , loved him all the more; and she never bothered about the complaints. On one occasion when these complaints became too many, the mother was not able to hear any more; and she asked why he did not eat what she gave him and why he had to go and steal from other houses as if they did not have enough curds or milk in their own home. She was cajoling him and asking him about this in a very endearing manner. When and came and complained to that was eating mud, she was very confused and asked to open his mouth. When the mouth was opened, she found that the mouth was smelling of butter instead of mud. She was in confusion that she did not know what was the truth.