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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.16.13-15

तानालक्ष्य भयोद्विग्ना गोपा नन्दपुरोगमा: ।

विना रामेण गा: कृष्णं ज्ञात्वा चारयितुं गतम् ॥ १३ ॥

तैर्दुर्निमित्तैर्निधनं मत्वा प्राप्तमतद्विद: ।

तत्प्राणास्तन्मनस्कास्ते दु:खशोकभयातुरा: ॥ १४ ॥

आबालवृद्धवनिता: सर्वेऽङ्ग पशुवृत्तय: ।

निर्जग्मुर्गोकुलाद् दीना: कृष्णदर्शनलालसा: ॥ १५ ॥

tān ālakṣya bhayodvignā

gopā nanda-purogamāḥ

vinā rāmeṇa gāḥ kṛṣṇaṁ

jñātvā cārayituṁ gatam

tair durnimittair nidhanaṁ

matvā prāptam atad-vidaḥ

tat-prāṇās tan-manaskās te

duḥkha-śoka-bhayāturāḥ

ā-bāla-vṛddha-vanitāḥ

sarve ’ṅga paśu-vṛttayaḥ

nirjagmur gokulād dīnāḥ

kṛṣṇa-darśana-lālasāḥ

Translation

Seeing the inauspicious omens, Nanda Mahārāja and the other cowherd men were fearful, for they knew that Kṛṣṇa had gone to herd the cows that day without His elder brother, Balarāma. Because they had dedicated their minds to Kṛṣṇa, accepting Him as their very life, they were unaware of His great power and opulence. Thus they concluded that the inauspicious omens indicated He had met with death, and they were overwhelmed with grief, lamentation and fear. All the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, including the children, women and elderly persons, thought of Kṛṣṇa just as a cow thinks of her helpless young calf, and thus these poor, suffering people rushed out of the village, intent upon finding Him.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Was Their Very Life

  1. 1

    Nanda Mahārāja and the other cowherd men feared for Kṛṣṇa because He had gone to herd the cows without Balarāma.

  2. 2

    They had dedicated their minds to Kṛṣṇa and accepted Him as their very life. Unaware of His great power and opulence, they feared that the omens meant He had died.

  3. 3

    Children, women and elderly persons all rushed out to find Him. They thought of Kṛṣṇa as a cow thinks of her helpless young calf.

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