Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.12.6

yadi dūraḿ gataḥ kṛṣṇo

vana-śobhekṣaṇāya tam

ahaḿ pūrvam ahaḿ pūrvam

iti saḿspṛśya remire

SYNONYMS

yadi — if; dūram — to a distant place; gataḥ — went; kṛṣṇaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vana-śobha — the beauty of the forest; īkṣaṇāya — for visiting and enjoying; tam — unto Kṛṣṇa; aham — I; pūrvam — first; aham — I; pūrvam — first; iti — in this way; saḿspṛśya — by touching Him; remire — they enjoyed life.

TRANSLATION

Sometimes Kṛṣṇa would go to a somewhat distant place to see the beauty of the forest. Then all the other boys would run to accompany Him, each one saying, "I shall be the first to run and touch Kṛṣṇa! I shall touch Kṛṣṇa first!" In this way they enjoyed life by repeatedly touching Kṛṣṇa.

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