Shloka 43
The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
यथा तेन यदुश्रेष्ठो जगाम नंदमंदिरम् । सुतं दत्त्वा यशोदायै सुतां तस्याः समानयत्
yathā tena yaduśreṣṭho jagāma naṃdamaṃdiram | sutaṃ dattvā yaśodāyai sutāṃ tasyāḥ samānayat
Darauf ging der Beste der Yadus zum Haus Nandas; nachdem er Yaśodā das Knäblein übergeben hatte, nahm er ihre Tochter mit sich.
Narrator (within the Purāṇic dialogue context of Brahma-khaṇḍa)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यदुश्रेष्ठो = यदु-श्रेष्ठः; नंदमंदिरम् = नन्द-मन्दिरम्; तेन (तद्-तृतीया); समानयत् = सम्+आ+नयत् (सम्+√नी, लङ्).
FAQs
“Yaduśreṣṭha” means “foremost among the Yadus” and here refers to Vasudeva, who carries out the transfer of the infants.
It describes Vasudeva going to Nanda’s home, placing the male infant with Yaśodā, and taking away Devakī’s daughter in exchange—part of the well-known birth narrative surrounding Kṛṣṇa.
Within the broader Kṛṣṇa-birth account, it highlights providence and protective action in service of dharma—setting the stage for Kṛṣṇa’s preservation and later līlā in Gokula, central to Vaiṣṇava devotion.