Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 11
Akrūra’s Mission: The Departure from Vraja and the Yamunā Vision of Viṣṇu-Ananta
गोपान् समादिशत्सोऽपि गृह्यतां सर्वगोरस: । उपायनानि गृह्णीध्वं युज्यन्तां शकटानि च ॥ ११ ॥ यास्याम: श्वो मधुपुरीं दास्यामो नृपते रसान् । द्रक्ष्याम: सुमहत्पर्व यान्ति जानपदा: किल । एवमाघोषयत् क्षत्रा नन्दगोप: स्वगोकुले ॥ १२ ॥
gopān samādiśat so ’pi gṛhyatāṁ sarva-go-rasaḥ upāyanāni gṛhṇīdhvaṁ yujyantāṁ śakaṭāni ca
Nanda Mahārāja then issued orders to the cowherd men by having the village constable make the following announcement throughout Nanda’s domain of Vraja: “Go collect all the available milk products. Bring valuable gifts and yoke your wagons. Tomorrow we shall go to Mathurā, present our milk products to the King and see a very great festival. The residents of all the outlying districts are also going.”
Nanda wanted to bring ghee and other milk products as taxes for the King.
FAQs
This verse shows devotional practicality: the Vrajavāsīs collect milk products and gifts and prepare carts, turning ordinary logistics into service connected to Krishna’s līlā.
Because he was preparing for the journey to Mathurā, arranging provisions and offerings suitable for travel and for presenting to the king.
Plan your duties carefully and offer the results to God—organized preparation, generosity, and service-minded action become bhakti when done in remembrance of Krishna.