CC Madhya 8.77 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
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?’