nandaḥ kim akarod brahman
śreya evaṠmahodayam
yaÅ›odÄ vÄ mahÄ-bhÄgÄ
papau yasyÄḥ stanaá¹ hariḥ

 nandaḥ - Nanda MahÄrÄja; kim - what; akarot - has performed; brahman - O brÄhmaṇa; Å›reyaḥ - auspicious activities; evam - thus; mahÄ-udayam - rising to such an exalted position as the father of Kṛṣṇa; yaÅ›odÄ - mother YaÅ›odÄ;  - or; mahÄ-bhÄgÄ - most fortunate; papau - drank; yasyÄḥ - of whom; stanam - by the breasts; hariḥ - the Supreme Personality of Godhead.


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RÄmÄnanda RÄya continued, “ ‘O brÄhmaṇa, what pious activities did Nanda MahÄrÄja perform by which he received the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa as his son? And what pious activities did mother YaÅ›odÄ perform that made the Absolute Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa call her “Mother†and suck her breasts?’

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