kadÄcid atha govindo
rÄmaÅ› cÄdbhuta-vikramaḥ
vijahratur vane rÄtryÄá¹
madhya-gau vraja-yoá¹£itÄm
kadÄcit - on one occasion; atha - then; govindaḥ - Lord Kṛṣṇa; rÄmaḥ - Lord BalarÄma; ca - and; adbhuta - wonderful; vikramaḥ - whose deeds; vijahratuḥ - the two of Them played; vane - in the forest; rÄtryÄm - at night; madhya-gau - in the midst; vraja-yoá¹£itÄm - of the women of the cowherd community.
Once Lord Govinda and Lord RÄma, the performers of wonderful feats, were playing in the forest at night with the young girls of Vraja.
This verse introduces a new pastime. According to the ÄcÄryas, the occasion mentioned here is the HolikÄ-pÅ«rṇimÄ, a day also known as Gaura-pÅ«rṇimÄ.
