Shloka 32

Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa (Brahmā-stuti) and the Restoration of Vraja’s Lunch Pastime

Devanagari script

अहो भाग्यमहो भाग्यं नन्दगोपव्रजौकसाम् । यन्मित्रं परमानन्दं पूर्णं ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām yan-mitraṁ paramānandaṁ pūrṇaṁ brahma sanātanam

Translation

How astonishing, how boundless is the good fortune of Nanda Mahārāja, the cowherd men, and all the residents of Vraja! For the Absolute Truth—the eternal, perfect Supreme Brahman, source of transcendental bliss—has become their friend.

Synonyms

• aho: oh!
• aho: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: Exclamation particle (विस्मय-निपात)

• bhāgyam: fortune
• bhāgyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgya (भाग्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• aho: oh!
• aho: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: Exclamation particle (विस्मय-निपात)

• bhāgyam: fortune
• bhāgyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgya (भाग्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām: of Nanda and the Vraja cowherd residents
• nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nanda (नन्द प्रातिपदिक) + gopa (गोप प्रातिपदिक) + vraja-okas (व्रजौकस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'of the residents (vrajaukas) of Nanda and the cowherds (gopas)'

• yat-mitram: whose friend
• yat-mitram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् प्रातिपदिक) + mitra (मित्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative: 'whose friend'

• parama-ānandam: supreme bliss
• parama-ānandam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (परम प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (आनन्द प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: 'supreme bliss'

• pūrṇam: complete
• pūrṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (पूर्ण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying brahma

• brahma: Brahman (Absolute)
• brahma: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sanātanam: eternal
• sanātanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (सनातन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying brahma/mitram

Purport

This translation is quoted from Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter Six, text 149.

Characters & Entities

• Nanda (Nandagopa/Nanda Mahārāja)
• Vrajavāsīs (residents of Vraja)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.32 say about the fortune of the Vrajavāsīs?

It declares that Nanda and the residents of Vraja are supremely fortunate because the Supreme Absolute—complete, eternal Brahman and the highest bliss—has become their intimate friend (Śrī Kṛṣṇa).

Why does Brahmā praise Nanda and the people of Vraja in Canto 10 Chapter 14?

After being humbled by Kṛṣṇa’s display of inconceivable power, Brahmā offers prayers and realizes that the Vrajavāsīs possess the highest blessing: intimate love and friendship with the Supreme Lord, which even great cosmic authorities rarely attain.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It encourages cultivating a personal relationship with God through loving devotion—valuing closeness, service, and friendship with Kṛṣṇa over merely abstract or impersonal spirituality.