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SB 2.11.22

tatropānanda-nāmāha

gopo jñāna-vayo-'dhikaḥ

deśa-kālārtha-tattva-jñaḥ

priya-kṛd rāma-kṛṣṇayoḥ
tatra-in the assembly; upānanda-nāmā-by the name Upānanda (the elder brother of Nanda Mahārāja); āha-said; gopaḥ-the cowherd man; jñāna-vayaḥ-adhikaḥ-who by knowledge and by age was the eldest of all; deśa-kāla-artha-tattva-jñaḥ-very experienced according to time, place and circumstances; priya-kṛt-just for the benefit; rāma-kṛṣṇayoḥ-of Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personalities of Godhead.





At this meeting of all the inhabitants of Gokula, a cowherd man named Upānanda, who was the most mature in age and knowledge and was very experienced according to time, circumstances and country, made this suggestion for the benefit of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa.