Shloka 39
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
有时他们吹奏笛子；有时为取树果而抛掷绳索与石块，有时只掷石子；有时脚铃叮当，以毕罗瓦与阿摩罗迦果如球般踢玩。又有时披上毯子，假作牛与公牛，似公牛般咆哮相斗；有时模仿众生的鸣叫。就这样，他们嬉戏玩乐，宛如两位寻常人间孩童。
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
In Canto 10, Chapter 11, Śukadeva describes Kṛṣṇa and the cowherd boys joyfully playing—flute-playing, playful throwing of objects, and imitating cows and bulls—revealing the sweetness of Bhagavān’s humanlike līlā.
Because their lives centered on cowherding in Vraja; their play naturally mirrored their daily service and affection for the cows, making Kṛṣṇa’s līlā intimate, simple, and deeply lovable.
This verse encourages devotees to remember Kṛṣṇa with warmth and intimacy—bringing devotion into ordinary life through simple remembrance, joyful worship, and childlike sincerity.