kṛṣṇa-rÄmÄyite dve tu
gopÄyantyaÅ› ca kÄÅ›cana
vatsÄyatīṠhanti cÄnyÄ
tatraikÄ tu bakÄyatÄ«m

 kṛṣṇa-rÄmÄyite - acting like Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord BalarÄma; dve - two gopÄ«s; tu - and; gopÄyantyaḥ - acting like Their cowherd boyfriends; ca - and; kÄÅ›cana - some; vatsÄyatÄ«m - who was imitating the calf demon, VatsÄsura; hanti - killed; ca - and; anyÄ - another; tatra - there; ekÄ - one; tu - moreover; bakÄyatÄ«m - another, who was imitating the crane demon, BakÄsura.


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Two gopÄ«s acted like RÄma and Kṛṣṇa in the midst of several others, who took the role of cowherd boys. One gopÄ« enacted Kṛṣṇa’s killing of the demon VatsÄsura, represented by another gopÄ«, and a pair of gopÄ«s acted out the killing of BakÄsura.

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