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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.12.27

यत्रावतीर्णो भगवान् कृष्णाख्यो जगदीश्वर: । वसुदेवगृहे जन्म ततो वृद्धिश्च गोकुले ॥ २७ ॥
yatrāvatīrṇo bhagavān
[yatraavateerno bhagavaan]
kṛṣṇākhyo jagad-īśvaraḥ
[krishnaakhyo jagad-eeshvarah]
vasudeva-gṛhe janma
[vasudeva-grihe janma]
tato vṛddhiś ca gokule
[tato vriddhish cha gokule]
yatra — in which dynasty avatīrṇaḥ — descended bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead kṛṣṇa-ākhyaḥ — known as Kṛṣṇa jagat-īśvaraḥ — the Lord of the universe vasudeva-gṛhe — in the home of Vasudeva janma — His birth tataḥ — subsequently vṛddhiḥ — His growing up ca — and gokule — in Gokula.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yatrāvatīrṇo bhagavān
yatra
in which dynasty
avatīrṇaḥ
descended
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
kṛṣṇākhyo jagad-īśvaraḥ
kṛṣṇa-ākhyaḥ
known as Kṛṣṇa
jagat-īśvaraḥ
the Lord of the universe
vasudeva-gṛhe
in the home of Vasudeva
vasudeva-gṛhe janma
janma
His birth
tato vṛddhiś ca gokule
tataḥ
subsequently
vṛddhiḥ
His growing up
ca
and
gokule
in Gokula.
How Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and Lord of the universe, descended into this Yadu dynasty, how He took birth in the home of Vasudeva, and how He then grew up in Gokula — all this is described in detail.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Bhāgavatam describes how Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Bhagavān, Lord of the universe, descended into this Yadu dynasty, how he took birth in the home of Vasudeva, and how he then grew up in Gokula.
How Sri Kṛṣṇa, Supreme Lord of the universe, descended into the Yadu dynasty and took birth in Vasudeva's home is told. Even the highest enters into a particular family. Specific belonging is part of love.
Reflection Questions
  • How do I treat 'belonging' in my own family — as constraint or as devotional setting?
  • What changes when I lean toward the second view?
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