Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.82.31

śrī-śuka uvāca

nandas tatra yadūn prāptān

jñātvā kṛṣṇa-purogamān

tatrāgamad vṛto gopair

anaḥ-sthārthair didṛkṣayā

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said; nandaḥNanda Mahārāja; tatra — there; yadūn — the Yadus; prāptān — arrived; jñātvā — finding out; kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; puraḥ-gamān — keeping in front; tatra — there; agamathe went; vṛtaḥ — accompanied; gopaiḥ — by the cowherds; anaḥ — on their wagons; stha — placed; arthaiḥ — whose possessions; didṛkṣayā — wanting to see.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Nanda Mahārāja learned that the Yadus had arrived, led by Kṛṣṇa, he immediately went to see them. The cowherds accompanied him, their various possessions loaded on their wagons.

PURPORT

The cowherds of Vraja were planning to stay at Kurukṣetra for some days, so they came equipped with adequate provisions, especially milk products and other foods for the pleasure of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.

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