Text 14] The Meeting of Nanda Maharaja and Vasudeva 331

krsne visvesvare ’nante
nandasya vrajam agate

avadyanta—vibrated in celebration of Vasudeva’s son; vicitrani—
various; vdditrani—musical instruments; mahd-utsave—in the great
festival; krsme—when Lord Krsna; visva-isvare—the master of the en-
tire cosmic manifestation; anante—unlimitedly; nandasya—of Maha-
raja Nanda; vrajam—at the pasturing place; dgate—had so arrived.

TRANSLATION

Now that the all-pervading, unlimited Lord Krsna, the master of
the cosmic manifestation, had arrived within the estate of Maharaja
Nanda, various types of musical instruments resounded to cele-
brate the great festival.

PURPORT
The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (4.7):

yada yada hi dharmasya
glanir bhavati bharata

abhyutthanam adharmasya
taddtmanam srjamy aham

‘Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O de-
scendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion—at that time I
descend Myself.’” Whenever Krsna comes, once in a day of Brahma, He
comes to the house of Nanda Maharaja in Vrndavana. Krsna is the master
of all creation (sarva-loka-mahesvaram). Therefore, not only in the
neighborhood of Nanda Maharaja’s estate, but all over the universe—
and in all the other universes— musical sounds celebrated the auspicious
arrival of the Lord.

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