Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.5.9

gopyaś cākarṇya muditā

yaśodāyāḥ sutodbhavam

ātmānaḿ bhūṣayāḿ cakrur

vastrākalpāñjanādibhiḥ

SYNONYMS

gopyaḥ — the feminine community, the wives of the cowherd men; ca — also; ākarṇya — after hearing; muditāḥ — became very glad; yaśodāyāḥ — of mother Yaśodā; suta-udbhavam — the birth of a male child; ātmānam — personally; bhūṣayām cakruḥ — dressed very nicely to attend the festival; vastra-ākalpa-añjana-ādibhiḥ — with proper dress, ornaments, black ointment, and so on.

TRANSLATION

The gopī wives of the cowherd men were very pleased to hear that mother Yaśodā had given birth to a son, and they began to decorate themselves very nicely with proper dresses, ornaments, black ointment for the eyes, and so on.

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