Nanda- Hindu FigureMortal"Chief of the Cowherds"
Also known as: नन्द and Nanda Bābā
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Titles & Epithets
Chief of the Cowherds
Description
Chief of the cowherd community of Gokula and foster father of Krishna. When Vasudeva secretly brought the newborn Krishna across the Yamuna, it was Nanda and Yashoda who raised the divine child among their cattle and fields.