gopān samādiśat so 'pi

gṛhyatāḿ sarva-go-rasaḥ

upāyanāni gṛhṇīdhvaḿ

yujyantāḿ śakaṭāni ca

yāsyāmaḥ śvo madhu-purīḿ

dāsyāmo nṛpate rasān

drakṣyāmaḥ su-mahat parva

yānti jānapadāḥ kila

evam āghoṣayat kṣatrā

nanda-gopaḥ sva-gokule

gopan -- the cowherd men; samadisat -- ordered; sah -- he (Nanda Maharaja); api -- also; grihyatam -- have collected; sarva -- all; go-rasah -- the milk products; upayanani -- excellent gifts; grihnidhvam -- take; yujyantam -- yoke; sakatani -- the wagons; ca -- and; yasyamah -- we shall go; svah -- tomorrow; madhu-purim -- to Mathura; dasyamah -- we shall give; nripateh -- to the King; rasan -- our milk products; drakshyamah -- we shall see; su-mahat -- a very great; parva -- festival; yanti -- are going; janapadah -- the residents of all the outlying districts; kila -- indeed; evam -- thus; aghoshayat -- he had announced; kshatra -- by the village constable; nanda-gopah -- Nanda Maharaja; sva-gokule -- to the people of his Gokula.


Texto

Nanda Maharaja then issued orders to the cowherd men by having the village constable make the following announcement throughout Nanda's domain of Vraja: "Go collect all the available milk products. Bring valuable gifts and yoke your wagons. Tomorrow we shall go to Mathura, present our milk products to the King and see a very great festival. The residents of all the outlying districts are also going."

Significado

Nanda wanted to bring ghee and other milk products as taxes for the King.