cakora-krauñca-cakrÄhva-
bhÄradvÄjÄmÅ› ca barhiṇaḥ
anurauti sma sattvÄnÄá¹
bhÄ«ta-vad vyÄghra-siá¹hayoḥ
cakora-krauñca-cakrÄhva-bhÄradvÄjÄn ca - the cakora, krauñca, cakrÄhva and bhÄradvÄja birds; barhiṇaḥ - the peacocks; anurauti sma - He would call out in imitation of; sattvÄnÄm - together with the other creatures; bhÄ«ta-vat - acting as if afraid; vyÄghra-siá¹hayoḥ - of the tigers and lions.
Sometimes He would cry out in imitation of birds such as the cakoras, krauñcas, cakrÄhvas, bhÄradvÄjas and peacocks, and sometimes He would run away with the smaller animals in mock fear of lions and tigers.
The word bhÄ«ta-vat, “as if afraid,†indicates that Lord Kṛṣṇa played just like an ordinary boy and ran with the smaller forest creatures in mock fear of the lions and tigers. Actually, in Vá¹›ndÄvana, the abode of the Lord, the lions and tigers are not violent, and thus there is no reason to fear them.
