Srimad Bhagavatam

Srimad BhagavatamCanto 1 Chapter 8 Text 21Krsna’s pastimes with his

devotees.

Text 21kåñëäya väsudeväya devaké-nandanäya ca

nanda-gopa-kumäräya govindäya namo namaùLet me therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto the Lord, who has become the son of Vasudeva, the pleasure of Devaké, the boy of Nanda and the other cowherd men of Våndävana, and the enlivener of the cows and the senses.

Approachable Lord

• Queen Kunté specifically adores the incarnation or descent of Lord Kåñëa above all other incarnations because in this particular incarnation He is more approachable.

• Lord Kåñëa is more merciful than Lord Räma.

Krsna’s childhood pastimes

Nanda and Yaçodä are more fortunate because they could relish the Lord's childhood pastimes, which are more attractive than all other pastimes. There is no parallel to His childhood pastimes as exhibited at Vrajabhümi, which are the prototypes of His eternal affairs in the original Kåñëaloka described as the cintämaëi-dhäma in the Brahma-saàhitä .

Krsna’s attributesÇré Caitanya Mahäprabhu therefore confirmed that no one is as fortunate as the residents of Vrajabhümi, and specifically the cowherd girls, who dedicated their everything for the satisfaction of the Lord.Lord Kåñëa as Govinda is more inclined to the brähmaëas and the cows, indicating thereby that human prosperity depends more on these two items, namely brahminical culture and cow protection. Lord Kåñëa is never satisfied where these are lacking.