Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, 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
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
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.