Text 58] The Childhood Pastimes of Krsna 263

asatyah—untruth; santi—become; karhicit—at any time; gargah—
Gargamuni; yat—whatever; adha—predicted; bhagavaén—Gargamuni,
the most powerful; anvabhdvi—is exactly happening; tatha eva—as;
tat—that.

TRANSLATION

The words of persons in full knowledge of Brahman never be-
come untrue. It is very wonderful that whatever Gargamuni pre-
dicted we are now actually experiencing in all detail.

PURPORT

The purpose of human life is indicated in the Brahma-sitra: athato
brahma-jijidsd. To make one’s life perfect—in the past, present and
future—one must learn about Brahman. Because of intense affection,
Nanda Maharaja could not understand Krsna as He is. Gargamuni was
able to know everything, past, present and future, by studying the
Vedas, but Nanda Maharaja could not understand Krsna directly. Be-
cause of his intense love for Krsna, he forgot who Krsna was and could
not understand Krsna’s potency. Although Krsna is Narayana Himself,
Gargamuni did not disclose this. Thus Nanda Maharaja appreciated the
words of Gargamuni, but because of his deep affection he could not
understand who Krsna was, although Gargamuni had said that Krsna’s
qualities would be exactly like those of Narayana.

TEXT 58
aft aecieat TTT: HOTTA BAT |
Siem TAIT TATA AAATAT UCI

iti nandadayo gopah
krsna-rama-katham muda

kurvanto ramamands ca
navindan bhava-vedanam

iti—in this way; nanda-ddayah—all the cowherd men, headed by
Nanda Maharaja; gopdh—cowherd men; krsna-réma-katham—narra-
tion of incidents in connection with Bhagavan Krsna and Rama; mudé—
in great transcendental pleasure; kurvantah—doing that; ramamanah
