Shloka 40
Gokula’s Wonder, Kṛṣṇa’s Bhakta-vaśyatā, the Move to Vṛndāvana, and the Slaying of Vatsāsura and Bakāsura
क्वचिद्वादयतो वेणुं क्षेपणै: क्षिपत: क्वचित् । क्वचित्पादै: किङ्किणीभि: क्वचित्कृत्रिमगोवृषै: ॥ ३९ ॥ वृषायमाणौ नर्दन्तौ युयुधाते परस्परम् । अनुकृत्य रुतैर्जन्तूंश्चेरतु: प्राकृतौ यथा ॥ ४० ॥
kvacid vādayato veṇuṁ kṣepaṇaiḥ kṣipataḥ kvacit kvacit pādaiḥ kiṅkiṇībhiḥ kvacit kṛtrima-go-vṛṣaiḥ
ある時は笛を吹き、ある時は木の実を落とすために縄や石を投げ、またある時は石だけを投げた。足鈴を鳴らしながら、ビルヴァやアーマラキーの実を球のように蹴って遊ぶこともあった。毛布をかぶって牛や牡牛の真似をし、牡牛のように吠えて取っ組み合うこともあり、また動物たちの声をまねて遊んだ。こうして二人は、まるで普通の人間の子どものように戯れ楽しまれた。
Vṛndāvana is full of peacocks. Kūjat-kokila-haṁsa-sārasa-gaṇākīrṇe mayūrākule . The Vṛndāvana forest is always full of cuckoos, ducks, swans, peacocks, cranes and also monkeys, bulls and cows. So Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma used to imitate the sounds of these animals and enjoy sporting.
FAQs
This verse describes how Kṛṣṇa and His friends played like ordinary children—playing the flute, throwing toys, and imitating cows and bulls—revealing His sweet, approachable Vraja-līlā.
To show the intimacy of Vraja-bhakti: the Supreme Lord willingly comes under the spell of loving devotion and participates in simple village play with His devotees.
It teaches that devotion need not be complicated—bring sincerity, innocence, and joy into spiritual practice, and remember God as lovingly present in everyday life.