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SB 10.11.59

Devanāgarī

एवं विहारै: कौमारै: कौमारं जहतुर्व्रजे । निलायनै: सेतुबन्धैर्मर्कटोत्‍प्लवनादिभि: ॥ ५९ ॥

Text

evaṁ vihāraiḥ kaumāraiḥ kaumāraṁ jahatur vraje nilāyanaiḥ setu-bandhair markaṭotplavanādibhiḥ

Synonyms

evam—in this way;vihāraiḥ—by different pastimes;kaumāraiḥ—childish;kaumāram—the age of childhood;jahatuḥ—(Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma) passed;vraje—in Vrajabhūmi;nilāyanaiḥ—by playing hide-and-seek;setu-bandhaiḥ—by constructing an artificial bridge on the ocean;markaṭa—like the monkeys;utplavana-ādibhiḥ—by jumping here and there, etc.

Translation

In this way Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma passed Their childhood age in Vrajabhūmi by engaging in activities of childish play, such as playing hide-and-seek, constructing a make-believe bridge on the ocean, and jumping here and there like monkeys.

Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Tenth Canto, Eleventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa.”
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