Bhagavata Condensed in the Poetʼs Own Words /308

TRY OF CULTURE
 
स्कृति मंत्रालय
 
GOVERNMENT OF
 
KRISHNA AVATARA
 
वत्सवत्सपापहरणम्-THE CARRYING AWAY
 

OF THE CALVES AND COWHERDS

BY BRAHMA
 

 
तथाऽघवदनान्मृत्यो रक्षित्वा वत्सपालकान्।

सरित्पुलिनमानीय भगवानिदमब्रवीत् ॥
 
S
Rescuing in that manner the calves and
the cowherds from death in the mouth of
Agha, the L
 
Rescuing in that ord brought themanner the cal to the
sands of a rives and
the cowherds from death in the mouth of
Agha, the Lord brought them to the
sands of a river and said this:
 

 
'अत्र भोक्तव्यमस्माभिर्दिवा रूढं क्षुधाऽर्दिताः ।

वत्साः समीपेऽपः पीत्वा चरन्तु शनकैस्तृणम् ॥'
 

"We must eat here; the day is well-

advanced and we are afflicted with

hunger. Let the calves drink of the

waters and be grazing at leisure in the

neighbourhood."
 

 
तथेति पाययित्वाऽर्भा वत्सानारुध्य शाहद्वले ।

मुक्त्वा शिक्यानि बुभुजुः समं भगवता मुदा ॥
 

The Boys said " Be it so", made the

calves drink, herded them on the meadow,

unstrung their slings containing their

food and ate in delight with the Lord. MOJ