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Nanda
Foster-father of Krishna in Vraja
Bhagavata PuranaNanda BabaNandaraja
Foster-father of Krishna in Vraja
Biography
Nanda, chief of the cowherds of Vraja, raises Krishna with Yashoda after Vasudeva brings the infant to Gokula.
Primary sources
- Bhagavata Purana · Skandha 10 · ch. 5, 8
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Order 8 · earliest cited
Birth of KrishnaKrishna is born to Devaki and Vasudeva in Mathura, then raised in Vraja.
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