Brahmā’s Bewilderment and Kṛṣṇa Becoming the Calves and Cowherd Boys
Brahma-vimohana-līlā
ततो विदूराच्चरतो गावो वत्सानुपव्रजम् । गोवर्धनाद्रिशिरसि चरन्त्यो ददृशुस्तृणम् ॥ २९ ॥
tato vidūrāc carato gāvo vatsān upavrajam govardhanādri-śirasi carantyo dadṛśus tṛṇam
その後、ゴーヴァルダナの丘の頂で草を食んでいた雌牛たちは、遠くから下を見おろして青い草を見つけ、ヴラジャの近くで自分の子牛があまり遠くない所で草を食んでいるのを見た。
This verse places the Vraja cows and calves on Govardhana’s summit, showing Govardhana as an active setting of Krishna-līlā where the Lord’s daily pastoral life unfolds in intimate, natural simplicity.
The chapter’s context centers on the calves and cowherd boys; describing the cows moving with their calves sets the pastoral scene that becomes crucial to the unfolding līlā when Brahmā intervenes.
It teaches attentive appreciation of Krishna’s presence in ordinary duties—devotion grows by remembering the Lord in simple, daily life, not only in dramatic moments.