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Chapter 5: The Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva

Verse 9 of 30
SB 10.5.9

गोप्यश्चाकर्ण्य मुदिता यशोदायाः सुतोद्भवम् आत्मानं भूषयां चक्रुर्वस्त्राकल्पांजनादिभिः

gopyaś cākarṇya muditā yaśodāyāḥ sutodbhavam ātmānaṁ bhūṣayāṁ cakrur vastrākalpāñjanādibhiḥ

Synonyms

gopyaḥthe feminine community, the wives of the cowherd men; caalso; ākarṇyaafter hearing; muditāḥbecame very glad; yaśodāyāḥof Mother Yaśodā; suta-udbhavamthe birth of a male child; ātmānampersonally; bhūṣayām cakruḥdressed very nicely to attend the festival; vastra-ākalpa-añjana-ādibhiḥwith proper dress, ornaments, black ointment, and so on..

Translation

The gopī wives of the cowherd men were very pleased to hear that Mother Yaśodā had given birth to a son, and they began to decorate themselves very nicely with proper dresses, ornaments, black ointment for the eyes, and so on.

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