श्रीशुक उवाच ततश्च पौगण्डवय:श्रीतौ व्रजे बभूवतुस्तौ पशुपालसम्मतौ । गाश्चारयन्तौ सखिभि: समं पदै- र्वृन्दावनं पुण्यमतीव चक्रतु: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca tataś ca paugaṇḍa-vayaḥ-śrītau vraje babhūvatus tau paśu-pāla-sammatau gāś cārayantau sakhibhiḥ samaṁ padair vṛndāvanaṁ puṇyam atīva cakratuḥ
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- tataḥ
- then
- ca
- and
- paugaṇḍa vayaḥ
- the age of paugaṇḍa (years six to ten)
- śritau
- attaining
- vraje
- in Vṛndāvana
- babhūvatuḥ
- They (Rāma and Kṛṣṇa) became
- tau
- the two of Them
- paśu-pāla
- as cowherds
- sammatau
- appointed
- gāḥ
- the cows
- cārayantau
- tending
- sakhibhiḥ samam
- along with Their friends
- padaiḥ
- with the marks of Their feet
- vṛndāvanam
- Śrī Vṛndāvana
- puṇyam
- auspicious
- atīva
- extremely
- cakratuḥ
- They made
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Lord Rāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa attained the age of paugaṇḍa [six to ten] while living in Vṛndāvana, the cowherd men allowed Them to take up the task of tending the cows. Engaging thus in the company of Their friends, the two boys rendered the land of Vṛndāvana most auspicious by imprinting upon it the marks of Their lotus feet.