Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 9:41-50

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Sri Nanda-putrotsava

The Festival of Sri Nanda’s son

Chapter 9: Verse 41-50

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 41.-43.O sage, what I have told you is very confidential. Now please hear the birth story of Lord Balarama, who is limitless, immeasurable, thousand-headed Lord Sesa. By Vasudeva’s order, Rohini fled to Gokula to protect Balarama from the danger of Kamsa. 44.By Lord Krsna’s order goddess Maya (Parvati) took Devaki’s eighth pregnancy, placed it in Rohini’s womb, placed the unborn child in Gokula, and then returned to Mount Kailasa. 45.-46.After some days in Nanda’s house, Rohini gave birth to a gently smiling son splendid as molten silver, a son who was the Personality of Godhead Himself. 47.When Lord Balarama was born the demigods in Svargaloka sounded conchshells, played dundubhis, anakas, murajas, and other musical instruments, and called out “Victory!” 48.Jubilant Nanda gave many kinds of charity to the brahmanas. The midwife cut the umbilical cord and bathed the infant boy. 49.The lavishly decorated gopis called out “All glories!” Then Nanda celebrated a great for the birth of his foster son. 50.Then Yasoda happily gave charity to the gopis and brahmanis. She gave them oil, sindura, and many other things.