Text 22] The Childhood Pastimes of Krsna 237

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Sri-Suka uvdca
gopa-vrddha mahotpatan
anubhiya brhadvane
nandadayah samagamya
vraja-kéryam amantrayan

Sri-Sukah uvéca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; gopa-vrddhah—the
elderly persons among the cowherd men; mahd-utpdtan—very great
disturbances; anubhiiya—after experiencing; brhadvane—in the place
known as Brhadvana; nanda-ddayah—the cowherd men, headed by
Nanda Maharaja; samdgamya—assembled, came together; vraja-
karyam—the business of Vrajabhimi; amantrayan—deliberated on
how to stop the continuous disturbances in Mahavana.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Then one time, having seen
the great disturbances in Brhadvana, all the elderly persons among
the cowherd men, headed by Nanda Maharaja, assembled and
began to consider what to do to stop the continuous disturbing
situations in Vraja.

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tatropdnanda-namaha
gopo jndna-vayo-‘dhikah
desa-kalartha-tattva-jnah
priya-krd rama-krsnayoh

tatra—in the assembly; updnanda-nama—by the name Upananda
(the elder brother of Nanda Maharaja); aGha—said; gopah—the cowherd
