Krishna’s father (Nanda Maharaja)
Sri Krishna’s father is Sri Nanda Maharaja.
He is worshipped throughout the world and is the source of happiness to the residents of Vraja. He has a big belly, his bodily complexion is like candana , and his dress resembles the colour of the yellowish red bandhujiva flower. He is tall and his beard resembles the colour of sesame seeds mixed with rice, or in other words, a mixture of white and black.
Sri Nanda is the younger brother of Upananda and a close friend of Vasudeva . Goparaja Nanda and Yasoda are Sri Krishna’s father and mother, and they are also widely known as the King and Queen of Vraja.
Vasudeva
Sri Nanda Maharaja’s friend is called Vasudeva because he is radiant with piety, jewels and wealth, which are all denoted by the word vasu.
Visuddha sattva-guna, or the transcendental platform of pure existence, is also called vasudeva, and according to this meaning his name is Vasudeva because he is endowed with this visuddha sattva-guna. He is a partial manifestation of a Vasu called Drona and is also well known by the name Anaka Dundubhi .
A description of these names is found in the Mathura- mahatmya of the Garuda Purana. The renowned Sri Vrisabhanu Maharaja of Vraja is Sri Vasudeva Maharaja’s most dear friend.
This is a section of the book “Radha Krishna Ganoddesa Dipika” by Srila Rupa Gosvami.
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