ऊषु: सरस्वतीतीरे जलं प्राश्य यतव्रता: । रजनीं तां महाभागा नन्दसुनन्दकादय: ॥ ४ ॥
ūṣuḥ sarasvatī-tīre jalaṁ prāśya yata-vratāḥ rajanīṁ tāṁ mahā-bhāgā nanda-sunandakādayaḥ
- ūṣuḥ
- they stayed
- sarasvatī-tīre
- on the bank of the Sarasvatī
- jalam
- water
- prāśya
- subsisting on
- yata-vratāḥ
- taking strict vows
- rajanīm
- the night
- tām
- that
- mahā-bhāgāḥ
- the greatly fortunate ones
- nanda-sunandaka-ādayaḥ
- Nanda, Sunanda and the others
Nanda, Sunanda and the other greatly fortunate cowherds spent that night on the bank of the Sarasvatī, strictly observing their vows. They fasted, taking only water.