Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.34.20

kadacid atha govindo

ramas cadbhuta-vikramah

vijahratur vane ratryam

madhya-gau vraja-yositam

SYNONYMS

kadacit -- on one occasion; atha -- then; govindah -- Lord Krsna; ramah -- Lord Balarama; ca -- and; adbhuta -- wonderful; vikramah -- whose deeds; vijahratuh -- the two of Them played; vane -- in the forest; ratryam -- at night; madhya-gau -- in the midst; vraja-yositam -- of the women of the cowherd community.

TRANSLATION

Once Lord Govinda and Lord Rama, the performers of wonderful feats, were playing in the forest at night with the young girls of Vraja.

PURPORT

This verse introduces a new pastime. According to the acaryas, the occasion mentioned here is the Holika-purnima, a day also known as Gaura-purnima.

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