250 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 11
TRANSLATION

Sometimes Krsna and Balarama would play on Their flutes,
sometimes They would throw ropes and stones devised for getting
fruits from the trees, sometimes They would throw only stones,
and sometimes, Their ankle bells tinkling, They would play foot-
ball with fruits like bael and amalaki. Sometimes They would cover
Themselves with blankets and imitate cows and bulls and fight
with one another, roaring loudly, and sometimes They would imi-
tate the voices of the animals. In this way They enjoyed sporting,
exactly like two ordinary human children.

PURPORT

Vrndavana is full of peacocks. Kijat-kokila-hamsa-sdrasa-gandkirne
maytrdkule. The Vrndavana forest is always full of cuckoos, ducks,
swans, peacocks, cranes and also monkeys, bulls and cows. So Krsna and
Balarama used to imitate the sounds of these animals and enjoy sporting.

TEXT 41
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HUT AVATAR TAA: AH |
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THA HUTA MTTeeT ATTA 2A
kadacid yamuna-tire
~ -vatsams cadrayatoh svakaih
vayasyaih krsna-balayor
Jighamsur daitya agamat

kadacit—sometimes; yamund-tire—on the bank of the Yamuna;
vatsin—the calves; cdrayatoh—when They were tending; svakaih—
Their own; vayasyaih—with other playmates; krsna-balayoh—both
Krsna and Balaradma; jighédmsuh—desiring to kill Them; daityah—
another demon; dgamat—reached there.

TRANSLATION

One day while Rama and Krsna, along with Their playmates,
were tending the calves on the bank of the River Yamuna, another
demon arrived there, desiring to kill Them.
