Devanagari
नद्या: कदाचिदागत्य तीरे निक्षिप्य पूर्ववत् ।
वासांसि कृष्णं गायन्त्यो विजह्रु: सलिले मुदा ॥ ७ ॥
Verse text
nadyāḥ kadācid āgatya
tīre nikṣipya pūrva-vat
vāsāṁsi kṛṣṇaṁ gāyantyo
vijahruḥ salile mudā
Synonyms
nadyāḥ
—
of the river
;
kadācit
—
once
;
āgatya
—
coming
;
tīre
—
to the shore
;
nikṣipya
—
throwing down
;
pūrva
—
vat — as previously
;
vāsāṁsi
—
their clothing
;
kṛṣṇam
—
about Kṛṣṇa
;
gāyantyaḥ
—
singing
;
vijahruḥ
—
they played
;
salile
—
in the water
;
mudā
—
with pleasure .
Translation
One day they came to the riverbank and, putting aside their clothing as they had done before, happily played in the water while singing the glories of Kṛṣṇa.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
One day they came to the riverbank and, putting aside their clothing as they had done before, happily played in the water while singing the glories of Kṛṣṇa.
KB 10.22.7
It is an old system among Indian girls and women that when they take a bath in the river they place their garments on the bank and dip into the water completely naked. The portion of the river where the girls and women bathe was strictly prohibited to any male, and this is still the system.
Purport
According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, this incident occurred on the day the young
gopīs
completed their vow, which was a full-moon day. To celebrate the successful completion of their vow, the girls invited young Rādhārāṇī — the daughter of Vṛṣabhānu and the special object of their affection — along with other important
gopīs,
and brought them all to the river to bathe. Their playing in the water was meant to serve as the
avabhṛtha-snāna,
the ceremonial bath taken immediately upon the completion of a Vedic sacrifice.
Śrīla Prabhupāda comments as follows: “It is an old system among Indian girls and women that when they take a bath in the river they place their garments on the bank and dip into the water completely naked. The portion of the river where the girls and women bathe was strictly prohibited to any male, and this is still the system. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, knowing the minds of the unmarried young
gopīs,
awarded them their desired objective. They had prayed for Kṛṣṇa to become their husband, and Kṛṣṇa wanted to fulfill their desires.”
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Kadacit (some time) here means on the full moon day when the vrata was completed after one month. This was mentioned in the fifth verse. These unmarried gopis also invited Radha and others who were objects of Krsna’s love, and could help fulfil their wishes. After completing the worship, the unmarried gopis sported with them in the water, as bathing is part of the yajna rites.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
One day, on the full moon day at the end of the month, this event took place. They always went into the water since they were children. Thus, as previously, they entered. They played in bliss because they sang about Kṛṣṇa: by the bliss of their singing they did not become cold even though they were in the winter water. Or they were blissful because the vow was now complete. They played in the water singing about Kṛṣṇa. This shows their absorption in Kṛṣṇa, without thinking of their bodies. This shows oneness of their minds, voices and bodies.