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The Birth of Lord Krṣṇa
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head had been born to her and had now changed into Krṣṇa, whereas Yaśodā was not able to understand what kind of child had been born to her. Yaśodā was such an advanced devotee that she never regarded Krṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but simply loved Him as her own child. Devakī, however, knew from the very beginning that although Krṣṇa was her son, He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Vrṇdāvana, no one regarded Krṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When something very wonderful happened because of Krṣṇa's activities, the inhabitants of Vrṇdāvana—the cowherd men, the cowherd boys, Nanda Mahārāja, Yaśodā and the others—were surprised, but they never considered their son Krṣṇa the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sometimes they suggested that some great demigod had appeared there as Krṣṇa. In such an exalted status of devotional service, a devotee forgets the position of Krṣṇa and intensely loves the Supreme Personality of Godhead without understanding His position. This is called  kevalabhakti  and is distinct from the stages of  jñāna  and  jñānamayī bhakti .
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Tenth Canto, Third Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Birth of Lord Krṣṇa.”