136 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 8
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: To follow the orders of Lord Brahma,
Drona, the best of the Vasus, along with his wife, Dhara, spoke to
Lord Brahma in this way.
PURPORT
As stated in the Brahma-samhita (5.37):
dnanda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhis
tabhir ya eva nija-ripataya kalabhih
goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhiito

govindam ddi-purusam tam aham bhajami
When Krsna descends anywhere, He is accompanied by His own associ-
ates. These associates are not ordinary living beings. Krsna’s pastimes
are eternal, and when He descends, He comes with His associates.
Therefore Nanda and mother Yasoda are the eternal father and mother of
Krsna. This means that whenever Krsna descends, Nanda and Yasoda, as
well as Vasudeva and Devaki, also descend as the Lord’s father and
mother. Their personalities are expansions of Krsna’s personal body;
they are not ordinary living beings. Maharaja Pariksit knew this, but he
was curious to know from Sukadeva Gosvami whether it is possible for
an ordinary human being to come to this stage by sadhana-siddhi. There
are two kinds of perfection— nitya-siddhi and sddhana-siddhi. A nitya-
siddha is one who is eternally Krsna’s associate, an expansion of Krsna’s
personal body, whereas a sddhana-siddha is an ordinary human being
who, by executing pious activities and following regulative principles of
devotional service, also comes to that stage. Thus the purpose of
Maharaja Pariksit’s inquiry was to determine whether an ordinary
human being can attain the position of mother Yasoda and Nanda
Maharaja. Sukadeva Gosvami answered this question as follows.

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