NANDA AND YASODA'S SUPREME LOVE FOR SRI KRISHNA

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SRIMAD BHAGAVATA MAHAPURANA. Part II., Book Ten.

 

Uddhava visits Nanda in Vrindaban at the behest of Sri Krishna.

 

 

 

Delighted to meet and embrace that beloved servant of Sri Krishna, arrived at

his door, Nanda showed Uddhava every regard, looking upon him as Sri Krishna

Himself.

 

 

 

Nanda--Will Sri Krisna the protector of cows come over here but once to see his

own people? Then we shall be able to behold his countenance with a shapely nose

and winsome smiles and glances.

 

We were protected from forest fire, storm and rain, the demon Arista who came

disguised as a bull, and a python named Sudarsana---perils that were so

difficult to overcome--by Sri Krsna, who is exceedingly magnanimous.

 

As we remember the exploits of Sri Krsna, his sportful sidelong looks, laughter

and talk, O dear Uddhava, all our activities get slackened. Our minds get

absorbed in Him as we behold the streams, hills and woodlands, as well as the

playgrounds graced by the footprints of Sri Krsna, the Bestower of Liberation.

 

I look upon Krsna and Balarama too as the foremost of divinities come down here

on this earth for accomplishing some momentous purpose of the gods, as the word

of Garga indicated.

 

They killed in mere sport Kamsa, who possessed the strength of not less than ten

thousand elephants, and his two principal wrestlers, Canura and Mustika, as well

as Kuvalayapida, the chief of elephants, just as a lion, the king of beasts,

would kill animals.

 

Krsna snapped the most powerful bow of kamsa measuring 3 Talas (27 spans), even

as a leader of elephants would break a sugarcane, and held the Govardhana hill

with one hand for a full week.

 

By the two brothers, were slain here in this land of Vraja the demons Pralamba,

Dhenuka, Arista, Trnavarta, Baka and others, who had conquered gods as well as

demons. (18-26)

 

 

 

Sri Suka continued : Thus vividly remembering again and again all about the two

Brothers, Nanda, whose mind was full of love for Sri Krsna, kept quiet, seized

as he was with excessive longing and overwhelmed with a flood of love.

 

Hearing of her son's exploits being recounted, Yasoda too shed tears, her

breasts overflowing with affection. Perceiving such Supreme love of Nanda and

Yasoda for lord Sri Krsna, Uddhava joyfully spoke to Nanda:

 

Indeed you two are the most praiseworthy of all embodied beings....

 

to be continued

 

 

 

Satchitananda

 

Kathy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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