Chapter Ten Śrī Kṛṣṇa-go-cāraṇa-varṇana Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's Herding the Cows

Śrī Nārada said: By the wish of the adult gopas, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were placed in charge of protecting the cows. Herding the cows with Their gopa friends, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma would walk in the forest.

Walking before, behind, and on both sides, the cows gazed at Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma's handsome faces.

The cows wore glittering golden necklaces, a network of small bells, and tinkling anklets.

Their tails were decorated with peacock feathers and bunches of pearls. They were splendid with necklaces of nine jewels.

O king, a crown jewel placed between their horns made them beautiful. Their horns were plated with gold.

Some had yellow tails and red hooves. They were decorated with red tilaka. They were like many Mount Kailāsas. They had virtues, good character, and beauty.

O king of Mithilā, accompanied by their calves, they walked slowly, their udders full. Some were like great red pāṭala flowers. They were very beautiful.

Some were yellow, some multicolored, some black, some green, some smoke-colored, and some cloud-colored. All their eyes were placed on Kṛṣṇa, His form dark as a cloud.

Some had short horns, some long horns, some high horns, some bent horns, and some horns like a deer's antlers. Some were with many bulls. Some were brown and beautiful.

Searching for tender and delicious grasses, millions and millions of cows walked at Kṛṣṇa's side through forest after forest.

kadalī-kovidārāmrair jambu-bilvair manoharaiḥ aśvatthaiś ca kapitthaiś ca mādhavībhiś ca maṇḍitam babhau vṛndāvanaṁ divyaṁ vasantartu-manoharaṁ nandanaṁ sarvato-bhadraṁ kṣipac caitrarathaṁ vanam puṇyam —sacred; śrī-yamunā-tīram —the shore of the Yamunā; tamālaiḥ —with tamala trees; śyāmalaiḥ —dark; vanam —forest; nīpaiḥ —with nipa trees; nimbaiḥ —with nim trees; kadambaiḥ —with kadamba trees; ca —and; pravālaiḥ —with pravala trees; panasaiḥ —with panasa trees; drumaiḥ —withb trees; kadalī —with kadali trees; kovidāra —with kovidara trees; amraiḥ —wityh mango trees; jambu —with jambu trees; bilvaiḥ —with bilva trees; manoharaiḥ —beautiful; aśvatthaiś —with asvattha trees; ca —and; kapitthaiḥ —with kappitha trees; ca —and; mādhavībhiś —with madhavi vines; ca —and; maṇḍitam —decorated; babhau —was splendidly manifested; vṛndāvanam —Vṛndāvana; divyam —transcendental; vasantartu-manoharam —beautiful in the springtime; nandanam —nandana; sarvatobhadram —Sarvatobhadraṁ; kṣipac —eclisping; caitraratham —Caitraratha; vanam —forest. Its Yamunā shore very pure and sacred, and its groves decorated with many dark tamāla trees and many beautiful nīpa, nimba, kadamba, pravāla, panasa, kadalī, kovidāra, mango, jambu, bilva, aśvattha, and kapittha trees, as well as many mādhavī vines, beautiful in the springtime, and its glory eclipsing the nandana, sarvatobhadra, and caitraratha forests of heaven, transcendental Vṛndāvana forest was splendidly manifest.

kadalī-kovidārāmrair jambu-bilvair manoharaiḥ aśvatthaiś ca kapitthaiś ca mādhavībhiś ca maṇḍitam babhau vṛndāvanaṁ divyaṁ vasantartu-manoharaṁ nandanaṁ sarvato-bhadraṁ kṣipac caitrarathaṁ vanam puṇyam —sacred; śrī-yamunā-tīram —the shore of the Yamunā; tamālaiḥ —with tamala trees; śyāmalaiḥ —dark; vanam —forest; nīpaiḥ —with nipa trees; nimbaiḥ —with nim trees; kadambaiḥ —with kadamba trees; ca —and; pravālaiḥ —with pravala trees; panasaiḥ —with panasa trees; drumaiḥ —withb trees; kadalī —with kadali trees; kovidāra —with kovidara trees; amraiḥ —wityh mango trees; jambu —with jambu trees; bilvaiḥ —with bilva trees; manoharaiḥ —beautiful; aśvatthaiś —with asvattha trees; ca —and; kapitthaiḥ —with kappitha trees; ca —and; mādhavībhiś —with madhavi vines; ca —and; maṇḍitam —decorated; babhau —was splendidly manifested; vṛndāvanam —Vṛndāvana; divyam —transcendental; vasantartu-manoharam —beautiful in the springtime; nandanam —nandana; sarvatobhadram —Sarvatobhadraṁ; kṣipac —eclisping; caitraratham —Caitraratha; vanam —forest. Its Yamunā shore very pure and sacred, and its groves decorated with many dark tamāla trees and many beautiful nīpa, nimba, kadamba, pravāla, panasa, kadalī, kovidāra, mango, jambu, bilva, aśvattha, and kapittha trees, as well as many mādhavī vines, beautiful in the springtime, and its glory eclipsing the nandana, sarvatobhadra, and caitraratha forests of heaven, transcendental Vṛndāvana forest was splendidly manifest.

kadalī-kovidārāmrair jambu-bilvair manoharaiḥ aśvatthaiś ca kapitthaiś ca mādhavībhiś ca maṇḍitam babhau vṛndāvanaṁ divyaṁ vasantartu-manoharaṁ nandanaṁ sarvato-bhadraṁ kṣipac caitrarathaṁ vanam puṇyam —sacred; śrī-yamunā-tīram —the shore of the Yamunā; tamālaiḥ —with tamala trees; śyāmalaiḥ —dark; vanam —forest; nīpaiḥ —with nipa trees; nimbaiḥ —with nim trees; kadambaiḥ —with kadamba trees; ca —and; pravālaiḥ —with pravala trees; panasaiḥ —with panasa trees; drumaiḥ —withb trees; kadalī —with kadali trees; kovidāra —with kovidara trees; amraiḥ —wityh mango trees; jambu —with jambu trees; bilvaiḥ —with bilva trees; manoharaiḥ —beautiful; aśvatthaiś —with asvattha trees; ca —and; kapitthaiḥ —with kappitha trees; ca —and; mādhavībhiś —with madhavi vines; ca —and; maṇḍitam —decorated; babhau —was splendidly manifested; vṛndāvanam —Vṛndāvana; divyam —transcendental; vasantartu-manoharam —beautiful in the springtime; nandanam —nandana; sarvatobhadram —Sarvatobhadraṁ; kṣipac —eclisping; caitraratham —Caitraratha; vanam —forest. Its Yamunā shore very pure and sacred, and its groves decorated with many dark tamāla trees and many beautiful nīpa, nimba, kadamba, pravāla, panasa, kadalī, kovidāra, mango, jambu, bilva, aśvattha, and kapittha trees, as well as many mādhavī vines, beautiful in the springtime, and its glory eclipsing the nandana, sarvatobhadra, and caitraratha forests of heaven, transcendental Vṛndāvana forest was splendidly manifest.

śrīkhaṇḍa-badarī-rambhā- devadāru-vaṭair vṛtaḥ palāśa-plakṣāśokaiś cā- riṣṭārjuna-kadambakaiḥ pārijātaiḥ pāṭalaiś ca campakaiḥ pariśobhitaḥ karaṣja-jāla-kuṣjāḍhyaḥ śyāmair indrayavair vṛtaḥ kalakaṇṭhaiḥ kokilaiś ca puṁs-kokila-mayūra-bhṛt gāś cārayaṁs tatra kṛṣṇo vicacāra vane vane yatra —where; govardhanaḥ —Govardhana; nāma —named; su-nirjhara-darī-yutaḥ —with caves and streams; ratna-dhātu-mayaḥ —made of jewels; śrīmān —beautiful; mandāra-vana-saṅkulaḥ —filled with forests of mandara trees; śrīkhaṇḍa-badarī-rambhā-devadāru-vaṭaiḥ —with śrīkhaṇḍa, badarī, rambhā, devadāru, and vaṭatrees; vṛtaḥ —filled; palāśa-plakṣāśokaiḥ —with palāśa, plakṣa, and aśoka trees; ca —and; ariṣṭārjuna-kadambakaiḥ —with ariṣṭa, arjuna, and kadambaka trees; pārijātaiḥ —with parijata trees; pāṭalaiś —with patala trees; ca —and; campakaiḥ —with campaka trees; pariśobhitaḥ —beautiful; karaṣja-jāla-kuṣjāḍhyaḥ —opulent with many karanja trees; śyāmaiḥ —black; indrayavaiḥ —withj indrayava trees; vṛtaḥ —filled; kalakaṇṭhaiḥ —with kalkanthas; kokilaiś —kokilas; ca —and; puṁs-kokila —male kokilas; mayūra —peacocks; bhṛt —manifested; gāś —cows; cārayaṁḥ —herding; tatra —there; kṛṣṇaḥ —Kṛṣṇa; vicacāra —went; vane —in forest; vane —after forest. In Vṛndāvana forest, on the beautiful hill named Govardhana, which was made of precious gems, had many glorious caves and swiftly-moving streams, and was filled with many beautiful mandāra, śrīkhaṇḍa, badarī, rambhā, devadāru, vaṭa, palāśa, plakṣa, aśoka, ariṣṭa, arjuna, kadambaka, pārijāta, pāṭala, campaka, karaṣja, and śyāma-indrayava trees, and many kalakaṇṭhas, kokilas, puṁs-kokilas, and peacocks, Kṛṣṇa wandered from forest to forest as He herded the cows.

śrīkhaṇḍa-badarī-rambhā- devadāru-vaṭair vṛtaḥ palāśa-plakṣāśokaiś cā- riṣṭārjuna-kadambakaiḥ pārijātaiḥ pāṭalaiś ca campakaiḥ pariśobhitaḥ karaṣja-jāla-kuṣjāḍhyaḥ śyāmair indrayavair vṛtaḥ kalakaṇṭhaiḥ kokilaiś ca puṁs-kokila-mayūra-bhṛt gāś cārayaṁs tatra kṛṣṇo vicacāra vane vane yatra —where; govardhanaḥ —Govardhana; nāma —named; su-nirjhara-darī-yutaḥ —with caves and streams; ratna-dhātu-mayaḥ —made of jewels; śrīmān —beautiful; mandāra-vana-saṅkulaḥ —filled with forests of mandara trees; śrīkhaṇḍa-badarī-rambhā-devadāru-vaṭaiḥ —with śrīkhaṇḍa, badarī, rambhā, devadāru, and vaṭatrees; vṛtaḥ —filled; palāśa-plakṣāśokaiḥ —with palāśa, plakṣa, and aśoka trees; ca —and; ariṣṭārjuna-kadambakaiḥ —with ariṣṭa, arjuna, and kadambaka trees; pārijātaiḥ —with parijata trees; pāṭalaiś —with patala trees; ca —and; campakaiḥ —with campaka trees; pariśobhitaḥ —beautiful; karaṣja-jāla-kuṣjāḍhyaḥ —opulent with many karanja trees; śyāmaiḥ —black; indrayavaiḥ —withj indrayava trees; vṛtaḥ —filled; kalakaṇṭhaiḥ —with kalkanthas; kokilaiś —kokilas; ca —and; puṁs-kokila —male kokilas; mayūra —peacocks; bhṛt —manifested; gāś —cows; cārayaṁḥ —herding; tatra —there; kṛṣṇaḥ —Kṛṣṇa; vicacāra —went; vane —in forest; vane —after forest. In Vṛndāvana forest, on the beautiful hill named Govardhana, which was made of precious gems, had many glorious caves and swiftly-moving streams, and was filled with many beautiful mandāra, śrīkhaṇḍa, badarī, rambhā, devadāru, vaṭa, palāśa, plakṣa, aśoka, ariṣṭa, arjuna, kadambaka, pārijāta, pāṭala, campaka, karaṣja, and śyāma-indrayava trees, and many kalakaṇṭhas, kokilas, puṁs-kokilas, and peacocks, Kṛṣṇa wandered from forest to forest as He herded the cows.

śrīkhaṇḍa-badarī-rambhā- devadāru-vaṭair vṛtaḥ palāśa-plakṣāśokaiś cā- riṣṭārjuna-kadambakaiḥ pārijātaiḥ pāṭalaiś ca campakaiḥ pariśobhitaḥ karaṣja-jāla-kuṣjāḍhyaḥ śyāmair indrayavair vṛtaḥ kalakaṇṭhaiḥ kokilaiś ca puṁs-kokila-mayūra-bhṛt gāś cārayaṁs tatra kṛṣṇo vicacāra vane vane yatra —where; govardhanaḥ —Govardhana; nāma —named; su-nirjhara-darī-yutaḥ —with caves and streams; ratna-dhātu-mayaḥ —made of jewels; śrīmān —beautiful; mandāra-vana-saṅkulaḥ —filled with forests of mandara trees; śrīkhaṇḍa-badarī-rambhā-devadāru-vaṭaiḥ —with śrīkhaṇḍa, badarī, rambhā, devadāru, and vaṭatrees; vṛtaḥ —filled; palāśa-plakṣāśokaiḥ —with palāśa, plakṣa, and aśoka trees; ca —and; ariṣṭārjuna-kadambakaiḥ —with ariṣṭa, arjuna, and kadambaka trees; pārijātaiḥ —with parijata trees; pāṭalaiś —with patala trees; ca —and; campakaiḥ —with campaka trees; pariśobhitaḥ —beautiful; karaṣja-jāla-kuṣjāḍhyaḥ —opulent with many karanja trees; śyāmaiḥ —black; indrayavaiḥ —withj indrayava trees; vṛtaḥ —filled; kalakaṇṭhaiḥ —with kalkanthas; kokilaiś —kokilas; ca —and; puṁs-kokila —male kokilas; mayūra —peacocks; bhṛt —manifested; gāś —cows; cārayaṁḥ —herding; tatra —there; kṛṣṇaḥ —Kṛṣṇa; vicacāra —went; vane —in forest; vane —after forest. In Vṛndāvana forest, on the beautiful hill named Govardhana, which was made of precious gems, had many glorious caves and swiftly-moving streams, and was filled with many beautiful mandāra, śrīkhaṇḍa, badarī, rambhā, devadāru, vaṭa, palāśa, plakṣa, aśoka, ariṣṭa, arjuna, kadambaka, pārijāta, pāṭala, campaka, karaṣja, and śyāma-indrayava trees, and many kalakaṇṭhas, kokilas, puṁs-kokilas, and peacocks, Kṛṣṇa wandered from forest to forest as He herded the cows.

śrīkhaṇḍa-badarī-rambhā- devadāru-vaṭair vṛtaḥ palāśa-plakṣāśokaiś cā- riṣṭārjuna-kadambakaiḥ pārijātaiḥ pāṭalaiś ca campakaiḥ pariśobhitaḥ karaṣja-jāla-kuṣjāḍhyaḥ śyāmair indrayavair vṛtaḥ kalakaṇṭhaiḥ kokilaiś ca puṁs-kokila-mayūra-bhṛt gāś cārayaṁs tatra kṛṣṇo vicacāra vane vane yatra —where; govardhanaḥ —Govardhana; nāma —named; su-nirjhara-darī-yutaḥ —with caves and streams; ratna-dhātu-mayaḥ —made of jewels; śrīmān —beautiful; mandāra-vana-saṅkulaḥ —filled with forests of mandara trees; śrīkhaṇḍa-badarī-rambhā-devadāru-vaṭaiḥ —with śrīkhaṇḍa, badarī, rambhā, devadāru, and vaṭatrees; vṛtaḥ —filled; palāśa-plakṣāśokaiḥ —with palāśa, plakṣa, and aśoka trees; ca —and; ariṣṭārjuna-kadambakaiḥ —with ariṣṭa, arjuna, and kadambaka trees; pārijātaiḥ —with parijata trees; pāṭalaiś —with patala trees; ca —and; campakaiḥ —with campaka trees; pariśobhitaḥ —beautiful; karaṣja-jāla-kuṣjāḍhyaḥ —opulent with many karanja trees; śyāmaiḥ —black; indrayavaiḥ —withj indrayava trees; vṛtaḥ —filled; kalakaṇṭhaiḥ —with kalkanthas; kokilaiś —kokilas; ca —and; puṁs-kokila —male kokilas; mayūra —peacocks; bhṛt —manifested; gāś —cows; cārayaṁḥ —herding; tatra —there; kṛṣṇaḥ —Kṛṣṇa; vicacāra —went; vane —in forest; vane —after forest. In Vṛndāvana forest, on the beautiful hill named Govardhana, which was made of precious gems, had many glorious caves and swiftly-moving streams, and was filled with many beautiful mandāra, śrīkhaṇḍa, badarī, rambhā, devadāru, vaṭa, palāśa, plakṣa, aśoka, ariṣṭa, arjuna, kadambaka, pārijāta, pāṭala, campaka, karaṣja, and śyāma-indrayava trees, and many kalakaṇṭhas, kokilas, puṁs-kokilas, and peacocks, Kṛṣṇa wandered from forest to forest as He herded the cows.

bṛhat-sānu-gireḥ pārśve girer nandīśvarasya ca sundare kokilavane kokila-dhvani-saṅkule ramye kuśavane saumye latā-jāla-samanvite mahā-puṇye bhadravane bhāṇḍīropavane nṛpa lohārgale ca yamunā- tīre tīre vane vane pīta-vāsaḥ parīkāro naṭa-veṣo manoharaḥ vetra-bhṛd vādayan vaṁśīṁ gopīnāṁ prītim āvahan mayūra-picchā-bhṛn maulī sragvī kṛṣṇo babhau nṛpa vṛndāvane —in Vṛndāvana; madhuvane —Madhuvana; pārśve —on the side; tālavanasya —of Talavana; ca —and; kumud-vane —Kumud-vana; bāhule —Bahula; ca —qand; divya-kāma-vane —splendid Kamavana; pare —great; bṛhat-sānu-gireḥ —on the top of the hill; pārśve —on the side; gireḥ —of the hill; nandīśvarasya —of Nandisvara; ca —and; sundare —beautiful; kokilavane —Kokilavana; kokila-dhvani-saṅkule —filled with the sounds of cuckoos; ramye —beautiful; kuśavane —Kusavana; saumye —beautiful; latā-jāla-samanvite —filled with vines; mahā-puṇye —very sacred; bhadravane —bhadravana; bhāṇḍīropavane —in Bhandiravana; nṛpa —O king; lohārgale —in Lohargala; ca —and; yamunā —of the Yamunā; tīre —on the shore; tīre —on the shore; vane —in forest; vane —after forest; pīta-vāsaḥ-parikāraḥ —dressed in yellow garments; naṭa-veṣaḥ —dressed as a dancer; manoharaḥ —handsome; vetra-bhṛt —holding a stick; vādayan —playing; vaṁśīm —the flute; gopīnām —of the gopīs; prītim —pleasure; āvahan —bringing; mayūra-picchā-bhṛn —wearing a peacock feather; maulī —with a crown; sragvī —with a garland; kṛṣṇaḥ —Kṛṣṇa; babhau —shone; nṛpa —O king. O king, in Vṛndāvana, Madhuvana, Tālavana, Kumudvana, Bāhulavana, Divya-kāmavana, on the summit and slopes of Nandīśvara Hill, in beautiful Kokilavana, which was filled with the singing of cuckoos, in beautiful Kuśavana, which was filled with many flowering vines, in beautiful and sacred Bhadravana, in Bhāṇḍīropavana, in Lohārgala, in shore after shore by the Yamunā, and in forest after forest, handsome Kṛṣṇa, in yellow garments, dressed as a dancer, holding a stick, decorated with peacock feathers, a crown, and many garlands, playing His flute, and delighting the gopīs, was splendidly manifest.

bṛhat-sānu-gireḥ pārśve girer nandīśvarasya ca sundare kokilavane kokila-dhvani-saṅkule ramye kuśavane saumye latā-jāla-samanvite mahā-puṇye bhadravane bhāṇḍīropavane nṛpa lohārgale ca yamunā- tīre tīre vane vane pīta-vāsaḥ parīkāro naṭa-veṣo manoharaḥ vetra-bhṛd vādayan vaṁśīṁ gopīnāṁ prītim āvahan mayūra-picchā-bhṛn maulī sragvī kṛṣṇo babhau nṛpa vṛndāvane —in Vṛndāvana; madhuvane —Madhuvana; pārśve —on the side; tālavanasya —of Talavana; ca —and; kumud-vane —Kumud-vana; bāhule —Bahula; ca —qand; divya-kāma-vane —splendid Kamavana; pare —great; bṛhat-sānu-gireḥ —on the top of the hill; pārśve —on the side; gireḥ —of the hill; nandīśvarasya —of Nandisvara; ca —and; sundare —beautiful; kokilavane —Kokilavana; kokila-dhvani-saṅkule —filled with the sounds of cuckoos; ramye —beautiful; kuśavane —Kusavana; saumye —beautiful; latā-jāla-samanvite —filled with vines; mahā-puṇye —very sacred; bhadravane —bhadravana; bhāṇḍīropavane —in Bhandiravana; nṛpa —O king; lohārgale —in Lohargala; ca —and; yamunā —of the Yamunā; tīre —on the shore; tīre —on the shore; vane —in forest; vane —after forest; pīta-vāsaḥ-parikāraḥ —dressed in yellow garments; naṭa-veṣaḥ —dressed as a dancer; manoharaḥ —handsome; vetra-bhṛt —holding a stick; vādayan —playing; vaṁśīm —the flute; gopīnām —of the gopīs; prītim —pleasure; āvahan —bringing; mayūra-picchā-bhṛn —wearing a peacock feather; maulī —with a crown; sragvī —with a garland; kṛṣṇaḥ —Kṛṣṇa; babhau —shone; nṛpa —O king. O king, in Vṛndāvana, Madhuvana, Tālavana, Kumudvana, Bāhulavana, Divya-kāmavana, on the summit and slopes of Nandīśvara Hill, in beautiful Kokilavana, which was filled with the singing of cuckoos, in beautiful Kuśavana, which was filled with many flowering vines, in beautiful and sacred Bhadravana, in Bhāṇḍīropavana, in Lohārgala, in shore after shore by the Yamunā, and in forest after forest, handsome Kṛṣṇa, in yellow garments, dressed as a dancer, holding a stick, decorated with peacock feathers, a crown, and many garlands, playing His flute, and delighting the gopīs, was splendidly manifest.

bṛhat-sānu-gireḥ pārśve girer nandīśvarasya ca sundare kokilavane kokila-dhvani-saṅkule ramye kuśavane saumye latā-jāla-samanvite mahā-puṇye bhadravane bhāṇḍīropavane nṛpa lohārgale ca yamunā- tīre tīre vane vane pīta-vāsaḥ parīkāro naṭa-veṣo manoharaḥ vetra-bhṛd vādayan vaṁśīṁ gopīnāṁ prītim āvahan mayūra-picchā-bhṛn maulī sragvī kṛṣṇo babhau nṛpa vṛndāvane —in Vṛndāvana; madhuvane —Madhuvana; pārśve —on the side; tālavanasya —of Talavana; ca —and; kumud-vane —Kumud-vana; bāhule —Bahula; ca —qand; divya-kāma-vane —splendid Kamavana; pare —great; bṛhat-sānu-gireḥ —on the top of the hill; pārśve —on the side; gireḥ —of the hill; nandīśvarasya —of Nandisvara; ca —and; sundare —beautiful; kokilavane —Kokilavana; kokila-dhvani-saṅkule —filled with the sounds of cuckoos; ramye —beautiful; kuśavane —Kusavana; saumye —beautiful; latā-jāla-samanvite —filled with vines; mahā-puṇye —very sacred; bhadravane —bhadravana; bhāṇḍīropavane —in Bhandiravana; nṛpa —O king; lohārgale —in Lohargala; ca —and; yamunā —of the Yamunā; tīre —on the shore; tīre —on the shore; vane —in forest; vane —after forest; pīta-vāsaḥ-parikāraḥ —dressed in yellow garments; naṭa-veṣaḥ —dressed as a dancer; manoharaḥ —handsome; vetra-bhṛt —holding a stick; vādayan —playing; vaṁśīm —the flute; gopīnām —of the gopīs; prītim —pleasure; āvahan —bringing; mayūra-picchā-bhṛn —wearing a peacock feather; maulī —with a crown; sragvī —with a garland; kṛṣṇaḥ —Kṛṣṇa; babhau —shone; nṛpa —O king. O king, in Vṛndāvana, Madhuvana, Tālavana, Kumudvana, Bāhulavana, Divya-kāmavana, on the summit and slopes of Nandīśvara Hill, in beautiful Kokilavana, which was filled with the singing of cuckoos, in beautiful Kuśavana, which was filled with many flowering vines, in beautiful and sacred Bhadravana, in Bhāṇḍīropavana, in Lohārgala, in shore after shore by the Yamunā, and in forest after forest, handsome Kṛṣṇa, in yellow garments, dressed as a dancer, holding a stick, decorated with peacock feathers, a crown, and many garlands, playing His flute, and delighting the gopīs, was splendidly manifest.

bṛhat-sānu-gireḥ pārśve girer nandīśvarasya ca sundare kokilavane kokila-dhvani-saṅkule ramye kuśavane saumye latā-jāla-samanvite mahā-puṇye bhadravane bhāṇḍīropavane nṛpa lohārgale ca yamunā- tīre tīre vane vane pīta-vāsaḥ parīkāro naṭa-veṣo manoharaḥ vetra-bhṛd vādayan vaṁśīṁ gopīnāṁ prītim āvahan mayūra-picchā-bhṛn maulī sragvī kṛṣṇo babhau nṛpa vṛndāvane —in Vṛndāvana; madhuvane —Madhuvana; pārśve —on the side; tālavanasya —of Talavana; ca —and; kumud-vane —Kumud-vana; bāhule —Bahula; ca —qand; divya-kāma-vane —splendid Kamavana; pare —great; bṛhat-sānu-gireḥ —on the top of the hill; pārśve —on the side; gireḥ —of the hill; nandīśvarasya —of Nandisvara; ca —and; sundare —beautiful; kokilavane —Kokilavana; kokila-dhvani-saṅkule —filled with the sounds of cuckoos; ramye —beautiful; kuśavane —Kusavana; saumye —beautiful; latā-jāla-samanvite —filled with vines; mahā-puṇye —very sacred; bhadravane —bhadravana; bhāṇḍīropavane —in Bhandiravana; nṛpa —O king; lohārgale —in Lohargala; ca —and; yamunā —of the Yamunā; tīre —on the shore; tīre —on the shore; vane —in forest; vane —after forest; pīta-vāsaḥ-parikāraḥ —dressed in yellow garments; naṭa-veṣaḥ —dressed as a dancer; manoharaḥ —handsome; vetra-bhṛt —holding a stick; vādayan —playing; vaṁśīm —the flute; gopīnām —of the gopīs; prītim —pleasure; āvahan —bringing; mayūra-picchā-bhṛn —wearing a peacock feather; maulī —with a crown; sragvī —with a garland; kṛṣṇaḥ —Kṛṣṇa; babhau —shone; nṛpa —O king. O king, in Vṛndāvana, Madhuvana, Tālavana, Kumudvana, Bāhulavana, Divya-kāmavana, on the summit and slopes of Nandīśvara Hill, in beautiful Kokilavana, which was filled with the singing of cuckoos, in beautiful Kuśavana, which was filled with many flowering vines, in beautiful and sacred Bhadravana, in Bhāṇḍīropavana, in Lohārgala, in shore after shore by the Yamunā, and in forest after forest, handsome Kṛṣṇa, in yellow garments, dressed as a dancer, holding a stick, decorated with peacock feathers, a crown, and many garlands, playing His flute, and delighting the gopīs, was splendidly manifest.

bṛhat-sānu-gireḥ pārśve girer nandīśvarasya ca sundare kokilavane kokila-dhvani-saṅkule ramye kuśavane saumye latā-jāla-samanvite mahā-puṇye bhadravane bhāṇḍīropavane nṛpa lohārgale ca yamunā- tīre tīre vane vane pīta-vāsaḥ parīkāro naṭa-veṣo manoharaḥ vetra-bhṛd vādayan vaṁśīṁ gopīnāṁ prītim āvahan mayūra-picchā-bhṛn maulī sragvī kṛṣṇo babhau nṛpa vṛndāvane —in Vṛndāvana; madhuvane —Madhuvana; pārśve —on the side; tālavanasya —of Talavana; ca —and; kumud-vane —Kumud-vana; bāhule —Bahula; ca —qand; divya-kāma-vane —splendid Kamavana; pare —great; bṛhat-sānu-gireḥ —on the top of the hill; pārśve —on the side; gireḥ —of the hill; nandīśvarasya —of Nandisvara; ca —and; sundare —beautiful; kokilavane —Kokilavana; kokila-dhvani-saṅkule —filled with the sounds of cuckoos; ramye —beautiful; kuśavane —Kusavana; saumye —beautiful; latā-jāla-samanvite —filled with vines; mahā-puṇye —very sacred; bhadravane —bhadravana; bhāṇḍīropavane —in Bhandiravana; nṛpa —O king; lohārgale —in Lohargala; ca —and; yamunā —of the Yamunā; tīre —on the shore; tīre —on the shore; vane —in forest; vane —after forest; pīta-vāsaḥ-parikāraḥ —dressed in yellow garments; naṭa-veṣaḥ —dressed as a dancer; manoharaḥ —handsome; vetra-bhṛt —holding a stick; vādayan —playing; vaṁśīm —the flute; gopīnām —of the gopīs; prītim —pleasure; āvahan —bringing; mayūra-picchā-bhṛn —wearing a peacock feather; maulī —with a crown; sragvī —with a garland; kṛṣṇaḥ —Kṛṣṇa; babhau —shone; nṛpa —O king. O king, in Vṛndāvana, Madhuvana, Tālavana, Kumudvana, Bāhulavana, Divya-kāmavana, on the summit and slopes of Nandīśvara Hill, in beautiful Kokilavana, which was filled with the singing of cuckoos, in beautiful Kuśavana, which was filled with many flowering vines, in beautiful and sacred Bhadravana, in Bhāṇḍīropavana, in Lohārgala, in shore after shore by the Yamunā, and in forest after forest, handsome Kṛṣṇa, in yellow garments, dressed as a dancer, holding a stick, decorated with peacock feathers, a crown, and many garlands, playing His flute, and delighting the gopīs, was splendidly manifest.

Placing the cows in front and playing many melodies on His flute, Kṛṣṇa returned to Nanda's village in the evening.

dūrī-kartuṁ hy ādhibādhāṁ āhartuṁ sukham uttamam vismartuṁ na samarthās taṁ draṣṭuṁ gopyaḥ samāyayuḥ veṇu-vaṁśī-dhvanim —the sound of the flute; śrutvā —hearing; śrī-vaṁśīvaṭa-mārgataḥ —from the path to Vamsivata; go-rajobhiḥ —with the dust of the cows; nabhaḥ —the air; vyaptam —filled; vīkṣya —seeing; gehāt —from their homes; vinirgatāḥ —left; dūrī-kartum —to put far away; hy —indeed; ādhibādhām —anxiety; āhartum —to attain; sukham —happiness; uttamam —the highest; vismartum —to forget; na —not; samarthāḥ —able; tam —Him; draṣṭum —to see; gopyaḥ —the gopīs; samāyayuḥ —went. Hearing the sound of the flute, and seeing the cows' dust fill the sky along the Vaṁśīvaṭa path, the gopīs, to put their anxieties far away and to taste the highest happiness, and unable to forget Him, went to see Kṛṣṇa.

dūrī-kartuṁ hy ādhibādhāṁ āhartuṁ sukham uttamam vismartuṁ na samarthās taṁ draṣṭuṁ gopyaḥ samāyayuḥ veṇu-vaṁśī-dhvanim —the sound of the flute; śrutvā —hearing; śrī-vaṁśīvaṭa-mārgataḥ —from the path to Vamsivata; go-rajobhiḥ —with the dust of the cows; nabhaḥ —the air; vyaptam —filled; vīkṣya —seeing; gehāt —from their homes; vinirgatāḥ —left; dūrī-kartum —to put far away; hy —indeed; ādhibādhām —anxiety; āhartum —to attain; sukham —happiness; uttamam —the highest; vismartum —to forget; na —not; samarthāḥ —able; tam —Him; draṣṭum —to see; gopyaḥ —the gopīs; samāyayuḥ —went. Hearing the sound of the flute, and seeing the cows' dust fill the sky along the Vaṁśīvaṭa path, the gopīs, to put their anxieties far away and to taste the highest happiness, and unable to forget Him, went to see Kṛṣṇa.

su-maṇḍitaṁ maithila go-rajobhir nīlaṁ paraṁ kuntalam ādadhānaḥ hemāṅgadī mauli-virājamāna ā-karṇa-vakrī-kṛta-dṛṣṭi-bāṇaḥ go-dhūlibhir maṇḍita-kunda-hāraḥ karṇopari sphūrjita-karṇikāraḥ pītāmbaro veṇu-nināda-kāraḥ pātu prabhur vo hṛta-bhūri-bhāraḥ saṅkoca-vīthīṣu —on the paths; na —not; saṅgṛhitāḥ —taken; sanaiś —slowly; calan —going; go-gaṇa-saṅkulāsu —among the cows; siṁhāvalokaḥ —with a lion's glance; gaja-bāla-līlaiḥ —with the playfulness of a baby elephant; vadhū-janaiḥ —by the girls; paṅkaja-patra-netraḥ —lotus-petal eyes; su-maṇḍitam —decorated; maithila —O King of Mithila; go-rajobhiḥ —with the cows' dust; nīlam —black; param —then; kuntalam —hair; ādadhānaḥ —taking; hemāṅgadī —golden bracelets; mauli-virājamāna —with a splendid crown; ā-karṇa —from His ears; vakrī-kṛta —crooked; dṛṣṭi —of glances; bāṇaḥ —with arrows; go-dhūlibhiḥ —with cows' dust; maṇḍita —decorated; kunda —of jasmine flowers; hāraḥ —garland; karṇopari —pn His ear; sphūrjita-karṇikāraḥ —the whorl of a blossomed lotus; pītāmbaraḥ —wearing yellow garments; veṇu-nināda-kāraḥ —plkaying the flute; pātu —may protect; prabhuḥ —the Lord; vaḥ —you; hṛta-bhūri-bhāraḥ —who removed the great burden of the earth. May Lord Kṛṣṇa, who did not leave the path, who slowly brought the cows with Him, whose glance was like a lion's, whose playfulness was like a baby elephant's, whose eyes were lotus petals, who was the object of the gopīs' glances, who was decorated with cows' dust, who had handsome black hair, who wore golden armlets, who was glorious with a crown, who shot arrows of crooked glances from large eyes that seemed to touch His ears, whose jasmine-garland was decorated with cows' dust, who wore the whorl of a blossoming lotus on His ear, who wore yellow garments, who played the flute, and who removed the earth's great burden, protect you all. .pa