tac chrutvaika-dhiyo gopāḥ
sādhu sādhv iti vādinaḥ
vrajān svān svān samāyujya
yayū rūḍha-paricchadāḥ
sādhu sādhv iti vādinaḥ
vrajān svān svān samāyujya
yayū rūḍha-paricchadāḥ
Synonyms
tat śrutvā-hearing this advice of Upānanda's; eka-dhiyaḥ-voting unanimously; gopāḥ-all the cowherd men; sādhu sādhu-very nice, very nice; iti-thus; vādinaḥ-speaking, declaring; vrajān-cows; svān svān-own respective; samāyujya-assembling; yayuḥ-started; rūḍha-paricchadāḥ-all the dresses and paraphernalia having been kept on the carts.
Upon hearing this advice from Upānanda, the cowherd men unanimously agreed. "Very nice," they said. "Very nice." Thus they sorted out their household affairs, placed their clothing and other paraphernalia on the carts, and immediately started for Vṛndāvana.
TEXTS 31–32
vṛddhān bālān striyo rājan
sarvopakaraṇāni ca
anaḥsv āropya gopālā
yattā ātta-śarāsanāḥ
godhanāni puraskṛtya
śṛṅgāṇy āpūrya sarvataḥ
tūrya-ghoṣeṇa mahatā
yayuḥ saha-purohitāḥ
SYNONYMS
vṛddhān-first all the old men; bālān-children; striyaḥ-women; rājan-O King Parīkṣit; sarva-upakaraṇāni ca-then all sorts of necessities and whatever belongings they had; anaḥsu-on the bullock carts; āropya-keeping; gopālāḥ-all the cowherd men; yattāḥ-with great care; ātta-śara-asanāḥ-fully equipped with arrows and bows; go-dhanāni-all the cows; puraskṛtya-keeping in front; śṛṅgāṇi-bugles or horns; āpūrya-vibrating; sarvataḥ-all around; tūrya-ghoṣeṇa-with the resounding of the bugles; mahatā-loud; yayuḥ-started; saha-purohitāḥ-with the priests.
Keeping all the old men, women, children and household paraphernalia on the bullock carts and keeping all the cows in front, the cowherd men picked up their bows and arrows with great care and sounded bugles made of horn. O King Parīkṣit, in this way, with bugles vibrating all around, the cowherd men, accompanied by their priests, began their journey.
In this connection it is to be noted that although the inhabitants of Gokula were mostly cowherd men and cultivators, they knew how to defend themselves from danger and how to give protection to the women, the old men, the cows and the children, as well as to the brahminical purohitas.
Upon hearing this advice from Upānanda, the cowherd men unanimously agreed. "Very nice," they said. "Very nice." Thus they sorted out their household affairs, placed their clothing and other paraphernalia on the carts, and immediately started for Vṛndāvana.
TEXTS 31–32
vṛddhān bālān striyo rājan
sarvopakaraṇāni ca
anaḥsv āropya gopālā
yattā ātta-śarāsanāḥ
godhanāni puraskṛtya
śṛṅgāṇy āpūrya sarvataḥ
tūrya-ghoṣeṇa mahatā
yayuḥ saha-purohitāḥ
SYNONYMS
vṛddhān-first all the old men; bālān-children; striyaḥ-women; rājan-O King Parīkṣit; sarva-upakaraṇāni ca-then all sorts of necessities and whatever belongings they had; anaḥsu-on the bullock carts; āropya-keeping; gopālāḥ-all the cowherd men; yattāḥ-with great care; ātta-śara-asanāḥ-fully equipped with arrows and bows; go-dhanāni-all the cows; puraskṛtya-keeping in front; śṛṅgāṇi-bugles or horns; āpūrya-vibrating; sarvataḥ-all around; tūrya-ghoṣeṇa-with the resounding of the bugles; mahatā-loud; yayuḥ-started; saha-purohitāḥ-with the priests.
Keeping all the old men, women, children and household paraphernalia on the bullock carts and keeping all the cows in front, the cowherd men picked up their bows and arrows with great care and sounded bugles made of horn. O King Parīkṣit, in this way, with bugles vibrating all around, the cowherd men, accompanied by their priests, began their journey.
In this connection it is to be noted that although the inhabitants of Gokula were mostly cowherd men and cultivators, they knew how to defend themselves from danger and how to give protection to the women, the old men, the cows and the children, as well as to the brahminical purohitas.