82 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 8

Krsna’s mouth to see the evidence so that she could chastise Him. Some-
times she assumed the position of a chastising mother, and at the next
moment she was overwhelmed with maternal love. After describing all
this to Maharaja Pariksit, Sukadeva Gosvami, at Maharaja Pariksit’s re-
quest, praised the fortune of mother Yasoda and Nanda. Nanda and
Yasoda4 were formerly Drona and Dhara, and by the order of Brahma
they came to this earth and had the Supreme Personality of Godhead as
their son.

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Sri-Suka uvdca
gargah purohito rdjan
yadinam sumahd-tapah
vrajam jagama nandasya
vasudeva-pracoditah

sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; gargah—Gargamuni;
purohitah—the priest; rajan—O King Pariksit; yadinaém—of the Yadu
dynasty; su-mahd-tapdh—highly elevated in austerity and penance;
vrajam—to the village known as Vrajabhimi; jagama—went; nan-
dasya—of Maharaja Nanda; vasudeva-pracoditah—being inspired by
Vasudeva.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: O Maharaja Pariksit, the priest of the
Yadu dynasty, namely Gargamuni, who was highly elevated in
austerity and penance, was then inspired by Vasudeva to go see
Nanda Maharaja at his home.

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