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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 77

nandaḥ kim akarod brahman
śreya evaṁ mahodayam
yaśodā vā mahā-bhāgā
papau yasyāḥ stanaṁ hariḥ

SYNONYMS

nandaḥ—Nanda Mahārāja; kim—what; akarot—has performed; brahman—O brāhmaṇa; śreyaḥ—auspicious activities; evam—thus; mahā-udayam—rising to such an exalted position as the father of Kṛṣṇa; yaśodā—mother Yaśodā; vā—or; mahā-bhāgā—most fortunate; papau—drank; yasyāḥ—of whom; stanam—by the breasts; hariḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Rāmānanda Rāya continued, “‘O brāhmaṇa, what pious activities did Nanda Mahārāja perform by which he received the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa as his son? And what pious activities did mother Yaśodā perform that made the Absolute Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa call her “Mother” and suck her breasts?’