Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 9:71-78

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Sri Nanda-putrotsava

The Festival of Sri Nanda’s son

Chapter 9: Verse 71-78

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 71.Many beautiful smiling brahmanis, young and old, and bringing their children with them, came to Nanda’s home. Nanda gave them jewels and many other valuable things in charity. 72.Many smiling elderly gopis decorated with jewel ornaments hurried to Nanda’s home. He respectfully gave them fine garments, silver, and thousands of cows. 73.Books in hand, many eloquent astrologers learned in the jyotir Veda came to Nanda’s home. 74.Nanda bowed to them and happily honoured them. All gazed at the transcendental infant boy and gave their blessings. 75.After all was done, Nanda, the king of Vraja, had the astrologers predict what good and evil lay in the future. 76.In Nanda’s home the infant boys Krsna and Balarama sucked their mother’s breasts and grew as the waxing moon grows. 77.O sage, pleased at the ceremony for the infant boy, Yasoda and Rohini happily gave in charity oil, sindura, and betel nuts to the women there. 78.After placing many blessings on the infant boy’s head, the women returned to their homes. Yasoda, Rohini, and Nanda, filled with happiness, stayed in their home.