इत्थमात्मात्मनात्मानं वत्सपालमिषेण स: । पालयन् वत्सपो वर्षं चिक्रीडे वनगोष्ठयो: ॥ २७ ॥
ittham ātmātmanātmānaṁ vatsa-pāla-miṣeṇa saḥ pālayan vatsapo varṣaṁ cikrīḍe vana-goṣṭhayoḥ
- ittham
- in this way
- ātmā
- the Supreme Soul, Kṛṣṇa
- ātmanā
- by Himself
- ātmānam
- Himself again
- vatsa-pāla-miṣeṇa
- with the forms of cowherd boys and calves
- saḥ
- Kṛṣṇa Himself
- pālayan
- maintaining
- vatsa-paḥ
- tending the calves
- varṣam
- continuously for one year
- cikrīḍe
- enjoyed the pastimes
- vana-goṣṭhayoḥ
- both in Vṛndāvana and in the forest
In this way, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, having Himself become the cowherd boys and groups of calves, maintained Himself by Himself. Thus He continued His pastimes, both in Vṛndāvana and in the forest, for one year.