Vṛndāvana & Kāliya · V. Vṛndāvana · Calf-tending

Verse 41

प्रस्थानशकटारूढो बृन्दावनकृतालयः ।गोवत्सपालनैकाग्रो नानाक्रीडापरिच्छदः॥

prasthānaśakaṭārūḍho bṛndāvanakṛtālayaḥ ·govatsapālanaikāgro nānākrīḍāparicchadaḥ

The Names in This Verse (4)

190 prasthānaśakaṭārūḍhaḥ

mounted on the cart of departure

the move from Gokula to Vṛndāvana

S.B.G 10.39.1-10

Akrūra arrives at Gokula with Kaṃsa's invitation; Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma mount the chariot to Mathurā; the gopīs and gopas block the wheels and beg them not to leave.

191 bṛndāvanakṛtālayaḥ

who made his dwelling in Vṛndāvana

S.B.G 10.20.1

Nanda and Yaśodā establish Vṛndāvana as Kṛṣṇa's permanent forest home; the Bhāgavata names Vṛndāvana as the most sacred of all forests because the Lord himself made it his dwelling.

192 govatsapālanaikāgraḥ

single-minded in tending the calves

S.B.G 10.15.1

In Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa spends his early years tending calves with single-pointed focus; the Bhāgavata describes the profound joy of this daily task as Kṛṣṇa calls each calf by name.

193 nānākrīḍāparicchadaḥ

furnished with all manner of playthings

S.B.G 10.12.1

Kṛṣṇa and his friends are equipped with various playthings (krīḍā-paricchada) — flutes, horns, sticks, ropes — for their daily forest games; the text lists their equipment in detail.