The Butter Thief — Kṛṣṇa’s Makhan-Chor Cycle
Every mother in Braj knew the clay pots of fresh butter and the particular quality of silence that meant the small god had already been there. Young Kṛṣṇa — the makhan-chor, the butter thief — was the most inconvenient of gods and the most beloved. He stole the butter. He broke the pots. He stood in the doorway with butter…
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