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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 11]
evam —in this way;  vraja-okasām —to all the inhabitants of Vraja;  prītim —pleasure;  yacchantau —giving;  bāla-ceṣṭitaiḥ —by the activities and pastimes of childhood;  kala-vākyaiḥ —and by very sweet broken language;  sva-kālena —in due course of time;  vatsa-pālau —to take care of the calves;  babhūvatuḥ —were grown up.
TRANSLATION
In this way, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, acting like small boys and talking in half-broken language, gave transcendental pleasure to all the inhabitants of Vraja. In due course of time, They became old enough to take care of the calves.
PURPORT
As soon as Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were a little grown up, They were meant for taking care of the calves. Although born of a very well-to-do family, They still had to take care of the calves. This was the system of education. Those who were not born in  brāhmaṇa  families were not meant for academic education. The  brāhmaṇas  were trained in a literary, academic education, the  kṣatriyas  were trained to take care of the state, and the  vaiśyas  learned how to cultivate the land and take care of the cows and calves. There was no need to waste time going to school to be falsely educated and later increase the numbers of the unemployed. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma taught us by Their personal behavior. Kṛṣṇa took care of the cows and played His flute, and Balarāma took care of agricultural activities with a plow in His hand.
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अविद्रे ब्रजभुवः सह गोपालदारकैः । चारयामासतुर्वत्सान् नानाक्रीडापरिच्छदौ ॥३८॥
avidūre vraja-bhuvaḥ saha gopāla-dārakaiḥ cārayām āsatur vatsān nānā-krīḍā-paricchadau
avidūre —not very far from the residential quarters of the Vrajavāsis;  vraja-bhuvaḥ —from the land known as Vraja;  saha gopāla-dārakaiḥ —