Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 59
Gokula’s Wonder, Kṛṣṇa’s Bhakta-vaśyatā, the Move to Vṛndāvana, and the Slaying of Vatsāsura and Bakāsura
एवं विहारै: कौमारै: कौमारं जहतुर्व्रजे । निलायनै: सेतुबन्धैर्मर्कटोत्प्लवनादिभि: ॥ ५९ ॥
evaṁ vihāraiḥ kaumāraiḥ kaumāraṁ jahatur vraje nilāyanaiḥ setu-bandhair markaṭotplavanādibhiḥ
就这样，奎师那与巴拉罗摩在弗拉阇以种种童戏度过童年：捉迷藏、搭建想象中的桥梁、像猴子般四处跳跃等。
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Tenth Canto, Eleventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa.”
FAQs
This verse describes how Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma spent their kaumāra years in Vraja playing simple childhood games like hide-and-seek, making small bridges, and jumping about—revealing the Lord’s intimate, sweet humanlike pastimes (bāla-līlā).
Śukadeva narrates these līlās to draw the listener—especially Mahārāja Parīkṣit—into loving remembrance of Bhagavān, showing that the Supreme Lord becomes approachable through His Vraja pastimes.
Remembering Kṛṣṇa’s simple, joyful pastimes helps cultivate steady bhakti through smaraṇa—reducing anxiety and bringing the mind back to devotion by contemplating the Lord’s sweetness rather than merely His power.