Brahma Vaivarta Purana Chapter 17:261-267

Brahma Vaivarta Purana

Çri Våndävana-nagara-varnana

Description of Çri Våndävana

Chapter 18: Verse 261-267

ENGLISH TRANSLATION 261.Brahmä, Çeña, Çiva, and Yamaräja meditate on His lotus feet. He is the source of all divine incarnations. Even though now He is pretending to be an ordinary human being, what is impossible for Him? 262.Again and again Nanda wandered through the city. Again and again he gazed at house after house. Again and again he read the names inscribed on each house. Then he gave to each gopa the house that bore his name. 263.At an auspicious moment Nanda and Våñabhänu, accompanied by their associates, entered their homes. 264.With joyful eyes and face all the people of Våndävana happily entered their homes. 265.All the gopas were very pleased with their beautiful homes. Now I have told you everything of how Våndävana City was built. 266.Then the gopa boys and girls played happily. Kåñna and Balaräma happily played with the boys. 267.O Närada, they played in beautiful place after beautiful place, in forest after forest, and also in the räsa-dance cirle..pa