Vyaktetarad rupam ajorv-abhistavam

srnvan grnann eti naro 'khilarthan

SYNONYMS

etat -- these; suhrdbhih -- along with the cowherd friends; caritam -- pastimes; murareh -- of Lord Murari; agha-ardanam -- the subduing of the demon Aghasura; sadvala -- on the grass in the forest; jemanam -- the taking of lunch; ca -- and; vyakta-itarat -- supramundane; rupam -- the transcendental form of the Lord; aja -- by Lord Brahma; uru -- elaborate; abhistavam -- the offering of prayers; srnvan -- hearing; grnan -- chanting; eti -- attains; narah -- any person; akhila-arthan -- all desirable things.

TRANSLATION

Any person who hears or chants these pastimes Lord Murari performed with His cowherd friends -- the killing of Aghasura, the taking of lunch on the forest grass, the Lord's manifestation of transcendental forms, and the wonderful prayers offered by Lord Brahma -- is sure to achieve all his spiritual desires.

TEXT 61

TEXT

evam viharaih kaumaraih

kaumaram jahatur vraje

nilayanaih setu-bandhair

markatotplavanadibhih

SYNONYMS

evam -- thus; viharaih -- with pastimes; kaumaraih -- of boyhood; kaumaram -- the childhood age up to five years; jahatuh -- they passed; vraje -- in the land of Vrndavana; nilayanaih -- with sports of chasing about; setu-bandhaih -- with the building of bridges; markata-utplavana -- with the jumping around of monkeys; adibhih -- and so on.

TRANSLATION

In this way the boys spent their childhood in the land of Vrndavana playing hide-and-go-seek, building play bridges, jumping about like monkeys and engaging in many other such games.

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