Shloka 27

Nanda Mahārāja Celebrates Kṛṣṇa’s Birth; Vasudeva Warns of Danger

Devanagari script

भ्रातर्मम सुत: कच्चिन्मात्रा सह भवद्‌व्रजे । तातं भवन्तं मन्वानो भवद्‌भ्यामुपलालित: ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

bhrātar mama sutaḥ kaccin mātrā saha bhavad-vraje tātaṁ bhavantaṁ manvāno bhavadbhyām upalālitaḥ

Translation

Bruder, lebt mein Sohn Baladeva in deinem Vraja zusammen mit seiner Mutter Rohiṇī? Dich für seinen Vater haltend, wird er von dir und deiner Gattin liebevoll aufgezogen; ist er dort in Frieden?

Synonyms

• भ्रातर्: O brother
• भ्रातर्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• कच्चित्: I hope; is it so?
• कच्चित्: Sambandha (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle: 'whether, I hope')

• मात्रा: with (his) mother
• मात्रा: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: 'with')

• भवत्: your
• भवत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (in compound)

• व्रजे: in Vraja
• व्रजे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• भवद्व्रजे: in your Vraja
• भवद्व्रजे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्-व्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भवतः व्रजे)

• तातम्: father
• तातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• भवन्तम्: you (as)
• भवन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; आदरार्थक-सर्वनाम

• मन्वानः: thinking; considering
• मन्वानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मन् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present middle participle, शानच्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of 'sutaḥ')

• भवद्भ्याम्: by you two
• भवद्भ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन; आदरार्थक-सर्वनाम

• उपलालितः: caressed; fondled; brought up with affection
• उपलालितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप+√लल् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of 'sutaḥ'); कर्मणि-भाव (passive sense)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Nanda Maharaja
• Krishna
• Yashoda
• Devaki

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.5.27 say about Krishna being raised in Vraja?

It shows Vasudeva’s concern for Krishna’s welfare in Vraja and highlights that Krishna is lovingly nurtured by Nanda and Yashoda in a parental mood.

Why did Vasudeva ask Nanda Maharaja about his son in this verse?

Because Krishna was secretly placed in Nanda’s care for protection, Vasudeva asks whether the child and his mother are safe and whether Nanda and Yashoda are raising him with affection.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It teaches that true care for the Lord (and His devotees) is expressed through responsible, affectionate service—nurturing faith through steady protection, love, and daily attention.