Text 48] Lord Krsna Shows the Universal Form 135
TRANSLATION
Although Krsna was so pleased with Vasudeva and Devaki that
He descended as their son, they could not enjoy Krsna’s mag-
nanimous childhood pastimes, which are so great that simply
chanting about them vanquishes the contamination of the material
world. Nanda Maharaja and Yasoda, however, enjoyed these
pastimes fully, and therefore their position is always better than .
that of Vasudeva and Devaki.
PURPORT
Krsna actually took birth from the womb of Devaki, but just after His
birth He was transferred to the home of mother Yasoda. Devaki could not
even have Krsna suck her breast. Therefore Pariksit Maharaja was
astonished. How had mother Yasoda and Nanda Maharaja become so for-
tunate that they enjoyed the complete childhood pastimes of Krsna,
which are still glorified by saintly persons? What had they done in the
past by which they were elevated to such an exalted position?
TEXT 48
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Sri-Suka uvaca
drono vasiinadm pravaro
dharaya bharyayé saha
karisyamdana ddesan
brahmanas tam uvdca ha
Sri-Sukah uvaéca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; dronah—by the name
Drona; vasiinadm—of the eight Vasus (a type of demigod); pravarah—
who was the best; dharayé—with Dhara; bhaéryaya—His wife; saha—
with; karisyamaénah—just to execute; ddesdn—the orders; brah-
manah—of Lord Brahma; tam—unto him; uvdca—said; ha—in the
past.
