SB 10.11.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

ta‡aAepaAnand"naAmaAh"
gAAepaAe ÁaAnavayaAe'iDak(:
de"zAk(AlaATaRtaÔvaÁa:
i'ayak{(‰"Amak{(SNAyaAe:

tatropananda-namaha

gopo jnana-vayo-'dhikah

desa-kalartha-tattva-jnah

priya-krd rama-krsnayoh

tatra-in the assembly; upananda-nama-by the name Upananda (the elder brother of Nanda Maharaja); aha-said; gopah-the cowherd man; jnana-vayah-adhikah-who by knowledge and by age was the eldest of all; desa-kala-artha-tattva-jnah-very experienced according to time, place and circumstances; priya-krt-just for the benefit; rama-krsnayoh-of Balarama and Krsna, the Supreme Personalities of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

At this meeting of all the inhabitants of Gokula, a cowherd man named Upananda, who was the most mature in age and knowledge and was very experienced according to time, circumstances and country, made this suggestion for the benefit of Rama and Krsna.