Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 1
Aghāsura-vadha: The Killing and Deliverance of Aghāsura
श्रीशुक उवाच क्वचिद् वनाशाय मनो दधद्व्रजात् प्रात: समुत्थाय वयस्यवत्सपान् । प्रबोधयञ्छृङ्गरवेण चारुणा विनिर्गतो वत्सपुर:सरो हरि: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca kvacid vanāśāya mano dadhad vrajāt prātaḥ samutthāya vayasya-vatsapān prabodhayañ chṛṅga-raveṇa cāruṇā vinirgato vatsa-puraḥsaro hariḥ
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O King, one day Kṛṣṇa decided to take His breakfast as a picnic in the forest. Having risen early in the morning, He blew His bugle made of horn and woke all the cowherd boys and calves with its beautiful sound. Then Kṛṣṇa and the boys, keeping their respective groups of calves before them, proceeded from Vrajabhūmi to the forest.
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This verse describes Krishna rising early in Vraja, calling everyone with His horn, and leading the calves and boys as He sets out for the forest—showing His intimate, simple cowherd līlā that nourishes bhakti.
Śukadeva highlights the sweetness of Krishna’s daily Vraja routine—His horn awakens His companions and signals the start of His pastoral pastimes, drawing the listener into affectionate remembrance (smaraṇa).
Begin the day with intentional remembrance of Krishna—like Krishna’s morning call—using a steady routine (prātaḥ-smaraṇa, japa, or kīrtana) to “awaken” devotion before entering daily duties.