श्रीशुक उवाच अक्रूरोऽपि च तां रात्रिं मधुपुर्यां महामति: । उषित्वा रथमास्थाय प्रययौ नन्दगोकुलम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca akrūro ’pi ca tāṁ rātriṁ madhu-puryāṁ mahā-matiḥ uṣitvā ratham āsthāya prayayau nanda-gokulam
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- akrūraḥ
- Akrūra
- api ca
- and
- tām
- that
- rātrim
- night
- madhu-puryām
- in the city of Mathurā
- mahā-matiḥ
- high-minded
- uṣitvā
- remaining
- ratham
- his chariot
- āsthāya
- mounting
- prayayau
- he set off
- nanda-gokulam
- for the cowherd village of Nanda Mahārāja
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After passing the night in the city of Mathurā, the high-minded Akrūra mounted his chariot and set off for the cowherd village of Nanda Mahārāja.