tata Ärabhya nandasya
vrajaḥ sarva-samá¹›ddhimÄn
harer nivÄsÄtma-guṇai
ramÄkrÄ«á¸am abhÅ«n ná¹›pa

 tataḥ Ärabhya - beginning from that time; nandasya - of MahÄrÄja Nanda; vrajaḥ - VrajabhÅ«mi, the land for protecting and breeding cows; sarva-samá¹›ddhimÄn - became opulent with all kinds of riches; hareḥ nivÄsa - of the residence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; Ätma-guṇaiḥ - by the transcendental qualities; ramÄ-ÄkrÄ«á¸am - the place of pastimes for the goddess of fortune; abhÅ«t - became; ná¹›pa - O King (MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it).


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O MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it, the home of Nanda MahÄrÄja is eternally the abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His transcendental qualities and is therefore always naturally endowed with the opulence of all wealth. Yet beginning from Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance there, it became the place for the pastimes of the goddess of fortune.

Purport

As stated in the Brahma-saá¹hitÄ (5.29), laká¹£mÄ«-sahasra-Å›ata-sambhrama-sevyamÄnaá¹ govindam Ädi-puruá¹£aá¹ tam ahaá¹ bhajÄmi. The abode of Kṛṣṇa is always served by hundreds and thousands of goddesses of fortune. Wherever Kṛṣṇa goes, the goddess of fortune naturally resides with Him. The chief of the goddesses of fortune is ÅšrÄ«matÄ« RÄdhÄrÄṇī. Therefore, Kṛṣṇa’s appearance in the land of Vraja indicated that the chief goddess of fortune, RÄdhÄrÄṇī, would also appear there very soon. Nanda MahÄrÄja’s abode was already opulent, and since Kṛṣṇa had appeared, it would be opulent in all respects.