Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 30: The Gopīs Search for Krishna

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.30.15

kasyācit pūtanāyantyāh

krishnāyanty apibat stanam

tokayitvā rudaty anyā

padāhan śakatāyatīm

SYNONYMS

kasyācit — of one of the gopīs; pūtanāyantyāh — who was acting like the witch Pūtanā; krishnāyantī — another, who was acting like Krishna; apibat — drank; stanam — from the breast; tokayitvā — acting like an infant; rudatī — crying; anyā — another; padā — with her foot; ahan — struck; śakatā-yatīm — another, who was imitating a cart.

TRANSLATION

One gopī imitated Pūtanā, while another acted like infant Krishna and pretended to suck her breast. Another gopī, crying in imitation of infant Krishna, kicked a gopī who was taking the role of the cart demon, Śakatāsura.

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