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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.30.16

daityāyitvā jahārānyām

eko krishnārbha-bhāvanām

rińgayām āsa kāpy ańghrī

karshantī ghosha-nihsvanaih

SYNONYMS

daityāyitvā — imitating a demon (namely Trināvarta); jahāra — carried away; anyām — another gopī; ekā — one gopī; krishna-arbha — of the infant Krishna; bhāvanām — who was assuming the mood; rińgayām āsa — crawled about; api — one of them; ańghrī — her two feet; karshantī — dragging; ghosha — of tinkling bells; nihsvanaih — with the sounding.

TRANSLATION

One gopī took the role of Trināvarta and carried away another, who was acting like infant Krishna, while yet another gopī crawled about, her ankle bells tinkling as she pulled her feet.

PURPORT

The gopīs started imitating all of Śrī Krishna's pastimes, beginning from His earliest activities as a baby.

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