Srimad Bhagvata Mahapurana Book 10 Chapter 8:42-52

Book 10: Eighth Chapter (First Half)

Srimad Bhagvata Mahapurana: Book 10: Chapter 8: Verses 42-52 He (that Lord alone) is my refuge, by whose Maya has been generated (in me) this perverse (egotistic) notion that I am (Yasoda,) the chaste wife of Nanda (the lord of Vraja), the (sole) mistress of his entire fortune, and he, my husband, that this child (Sri Krsna) is my son and that the cowherds and cowherdesses (of Vraja) as well as the cattle-wealth (and so on) are mine." On the cowherdess (Yasoda) who had thus realized the truth, that almighty Lord (Sri Krsna) cast His divine charm in the form of maternal affection (for Him). (43) Placing Sri Krsna (her Son) in her lap, the aforesaid cowherd lady, whose revelation had instantly disappeared, stood with her heart full of intense affection (even) as before. (Once again) she regarded Sri Hari-whose glory is being celebrated by the three Vedas (treating of the rituals) as well as by the Upanisads, nay, (even) by the Sankhya and Yoga systems (of philosophy) and (even so) by the Vaisnava scriptures (such as the Pancaratra of Devarsi Narada)-as her own son. The king (Pariksit) said : What meritorious act did Nanda perform so as to deserve such great fortune and what did the highly blessed Yasoda do, whose breast Sri Hari (Himself) sucked, while His parents (Vasudeva and Devaki) did not (even) get to behold the charming infantile sports of Lord Sri Krsna, which sages glorify even to this day and which (when sung) are capable of wiping out the sins of the (whole) world ? Sri Suka continued : Intent upon carrying out the behests of Brahma (for being incarnated in Vraja as a cowherd and a cowherdess), Drona the foremost of the Vasus, along with his wife, Dhara, spoke to him as follows:- "When we are born on earth, let the highest (type of) devotion appear in us towards Sri Hari, the supreme Deity, the Ruler of the universe, through which one is sure to escape from evil destiny in this world." Replied to in the words "Let it be so !" he was reborn in Vraja and became known as the worshipful and illustrious Nanda; while the aforesaid Dhara became Yasoda. As a result of that boon, devotion to Lord Visnu (sought for by all men)-who became their Son-appeared in the couple in a special degree among the cowherds and cowherdesses (of Vraja), 0 scion of Bharata ! Dwelling in Vraja along with Balarama in order to fulfil the boon of Brahma, Sri Krsna (the almighty Lord) brought delight to them (all) by His (infantile) pastimes. Thus ends the eighth discourse, bearing on a Vision of the Cosmic form (of the Lord), in the first half of Book Ten of the great and glorious Bhagavata-Purana, otherwise known as the Paramahamsa-Samhita.