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ŚB 10.43.24

Devanagari

एष वै किल देवक्यां जातो नीतश्च गोकुलम् । कालमेतं वसन् गूढो ववृधे नन्दवेश्मनि ॥ २४ ॥

Text

eṣa vai kila devakyāṁ
jāto nītaś ca gokulam
kālam etaṁ vasan gūḍho
vavṛdhe nanda-veśmani

Synonyms

eṣaḥ — this (Kṛṣṇa); vai — certainly; kila — indeed; devakyām — from the womb of Devaki; jātaḥ — born; nītaḥ — brought; ca — and; gokulam — to Gokula; kālam — time; etam — this much; vasan — living; gūḍhaḥ — hidden; vavṛdhe — He grew up; nanda-veśmani — in the house of Nanda Mahārāja.

Translation

This one [Kṛṣṇa] took birth from mother Devakī and was brought to Gokula, where He has remained concealed all this time, growing up in the house of King Nanda.