. ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Ent im inae ▁Category : Art icles ▁created ▁by ▁Q bug bot ▁Category : Be et les ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁N and ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Mand al ad h ish ▁N anda ▁R ai ▁or ▁N anda ▁B aba ), ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Har iv am sha ▁and ▁the ▁Pur anas , ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁G op as ▁tribe ▁of ▁Y ad ava ▁cow h erd s ▁referred ▁as ▁Holy ▁G w als . ▁He ▁is ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁fost er - father ▁of ▁Kr ish na . ▁ ▁N anda ▁was ▁the ▁Chief ▁or ▁Mand al ad h ish ▁of ▁G ok ul ▁Mand al ▁that ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁Div is ional ▁area ▁of ▁Y ad ava . ▁ ▁N anda ▁was ▁brother ▁( c ousin ) ▁of ▁King ▁Vas ude va . ▁Vas ude va , ▁took ▁his ▁new - born ▁son ▁Kr ish na ▁to ▁N anda ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁child ' s ▁birth ▁so ▁that ▁N anda ▁could ▁raise ▁him . ▁N anda , ▁who ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Y as oda , ▁brought ▁up ▁both ▁Kr ish na ▁and ▁Bal ar ama . ▁Kr ish na ▁der ives ▁his ▁name ▁N and an and ana ▁( mean ing ▁son ▁of ▁N anda ) ▁from ▁him . ▁ ▁N anda ' s ▁story ▁ ▁King ▁N anda ▁N