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