SB 10.34.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 34: Nanda Mahārāja Saved and Śańkhacūḍa Slain

SB 10.34.19

SB 10.34.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

kadācid atha govindo
rāmaś cādbhuta-vikramaḥ
vijahratur vane rātryāṁ
madhya-gau vraja-yoṣitām

SYNONYMS

kadācit—on one occasion; atha—then; govindaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa; rāmaḥ—Lord Balarāma; ca—and; adbhuta—wonderful; vikramaḥ—whose deeds; vijahratuḥ—the two of Them played; vane—in the forest; rātryām—at night; madhya-gau—in the midst; vraja-yoṣitām—of the women of the cowherd community.

TRANSLATION

Once Lord Govinda and Lord Rāma, the performers of wonderful feats, were playing in the forest at night with the young girls of Vraja.

PURPORT

This verse introduces a new pastime. According to the ācāryas, the occasion mentioned here is the Holikā-pūrṇimā, a day also known as Gaura-pūrṇimā.