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[[Category:Nanda]]
[[Category:Obtained by Devotees of God]]
[[Category:Opportunities of a Devotee of God]]
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[[Category:Birth of a Devotee of God]]
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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 10 Chapter 05 - The Meeting of Nanda Maharaja and Vasudeva]]
[[Category:Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 10 Chapters 01 to 13 - All Verse Translations]]
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<h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<h3>SB Canto 10.1 to 10.13</h3>
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It is also by good fortune that I am seeing you. Having obtained this opportunity, I feel as if I have taken birth again. Even though one is present in this world, to meet with intimate friends and dear relatives in this material world is extremely difficult.
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[[Vanisource:SB 10.5.24|SB 10.5.24, Translation and Purport]]
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It is also by good fortune that I am seeing you. Having obtained this opportunity, I feel as if I have taken birth again. Even though one is present in this world, to meet with intimate friends and dear relatives in this material world is extremely difficult.
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Vasudeva had been imprisoned by Kaṁsa, and therefore, although present in Mathurā, he was unable to see Nanda Mahārāja for many years. Therefore when they met again, Vasudeva considered this meeting to be another birth.
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