eka eka gopa kare ye vatsa cÄraṇa
koá¹i, arbuda, Å›aá¹…kha, padma, tÄhÄra gaṇana
eka eka - one after another; gopa - cowherd boys; kare - do; ye - whatever; vatsa - calves; cÄraṇa - grazing; koá¹i - ten millions; arbuda - a hundred million; Å›aá¹…kha - one trillion; padma - ten trillion; tÄhÄra gaṇana - the enumeration of that.
“Each of the cowherd boys was tending calves to the extent of a koá¹i, arbuda, Å›aá¹…kha and padma. That is the way of counting.
According to Vedic mathematical calculations, the following enumeration system is used: units, tens (daÅ›a), hundreds (Å›ata), thousands (sahasra), ten thousands (ayuta) and hundred thousands (laká¹£a). Ten times laká¹£a is niyuta. Ten times niyuta is koá¹i. Ten times koá¹i is arbuda. Ten times arbuda is vá¹›nda. Ten times vá¹›nda is kharva. Ten times kharva is nikharva. Ten times nikharva is Å›aá¹…kha. Ten times Å›aá¹…kha is padma, and ten times padma is sÄgara. Ten times sÄgara is antya, and ten times antya is madhya, and ten times madhya is parÄrdha. Each item is ten times greater than the previous one. Thus all the cowherd boys, who were companions of Kṛṣṇa, had many calves to take care of.
