Text 34] The Childhood Pastimes of Krsna 245

gopyah—all the cowherd women; riidha-rathah—while riding on the
bullock carts; niitna-kuca-kunkuma-kantayah—their bodies, especially
their breasts, were decorated with fresh kunkuma; krsna-lilah—the
pastimes of Krsna; jaguh—they chanted; prityd—with great pleasure;
niska-kanthyah—decorated with lockets on their necks; su-vdsasah—
very well dressed.

TRANSLATION

The cowherd women, riding on the bullock carts, were dressed
very nicely with excellent garments, and their bodies, especially
their breasts, were decorated with fresh kunkuma powder. As they
rode, they began to chant with great pleasure the pastimes of

Krsna.

TEXT 34
TAT Fale THAT |
VG? FMA acHIMATTTAH 1321

tathad yasoddé-rohinydav
ekam sakatam Gsthite

rejatuh krsna-ramabhyam
tat-kathd-sravanotsuke

tathad—as well as; yasodd-rohinyau—both mother Yasoda and mother
Rohini; ekam sakatam—on one bullock cart; dsthite—seated; rejatuh—
very beautiful; krsna-ramabhyaém—Krsna and Balarama, along with
Their mothers; tat-katha—of the pastimes of Krsna and Balarama; Sra-
vana-utsuke—being situated in hearing with great transcendental
pleasure.

TRANSLATION

Thus hearing about the pastimes of Krsna and Balarama with
great pleasure, mother Yasoda and Rohinidevi, so as not to be
separated from Krsna and Balarama for even a moment, got up
with Them on one bullock cart. In this situation, they all looked
very beautiful.
