Krishna's Auspicious First Cry

 

निद्राणे सति सूतिकापरिजने मात्रा समं सर्वतः​

सद्योजातशिशुस्वभावसरसं चक्रन्द बालो हरिः ।​

ॐकारः किमिवातनोद्भगवतः कण्ठोपकण्ठं गतः​

तल्लीलोत्सवकर्मणोऽस्य महतः प्राङ्मङ्गलद्योतनाम् ॥​

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nidrāṇe sati sūtikā-parijane mātrā samaṁ sarvataḥ​

sadyo-jāta-śiśu-svabhāva-sarasaṁ cakranda bālo hariḥ​

oṁ-kāraḥ kim ivātanod bhagavataḥ kaṇṭhopakaṇṭhaṁ gataḥ​

tal-līlotsava-karmaṇo ’sya mahataḥ prāṅmaṅgala-dyotanām​

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When Yaśodā along with all the servants were in deep sleep, the newborn child exhibited his sweet infant nature. Thus, Śrī Hari cried out — “auooo..uoooo..uuoo..oooomm”.​

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It seemed as if the eternal sound vibration — "Oṁ" itself appeared in the throat of the Lord in the form of his first uttered sound vibration, and by its appearance it indicated the all-auspicious commencement of the great festival of Śrī Krishna’s pastimes on earth.​

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— (Ānanda-vṛndāvana-campūḥ , 2.12)​

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PS: In Vedic literature, two terms are considered to be very auspicious when uttered at the beginning of a text or event — "oṁ" and "atha" — oṁkāraś cātha-śabdaś ca dvāv etau brahmaṇaḥ purā / kaṇṭhaṁ bhittvā viniryātau tena māṅgalikāv ubhau. _/\ò_