Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 34: Nanda Maharaja Saved and Sankhacuda Slain

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.34.4

usuh sarasvati-tire

jalam prasya yata-vratah

rajanim tam maha-bhaga

nanda-sunandakadayah

SYNONYMS

usuh -- they stayed; sarasvati-tire -- on the bank of the Sarasvati; jalam -- water; prasya -- subsisting on; yata-vratah -- taking strict vows; rajanim -- the night; tam -- that; maha-bhagah -- the greatly fortunate ones; nanda-sunandaka-adayah -- Nanda, Sunanda and the others.

TRANSLATION

Nanda, Sunanda and the other greatly fortunate cowherds spent that night on the bank of the Sarasvati, strictly observing their vows. They fasted, taking only water.

PURPORT

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti explains that Sunanda is the younger brother of Nanda Maharaja.

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