Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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cakora-krauñca-cakrāhva-
bhāradvājāṁś ca barhiṇaḥ
anurauti sma sattvānāṁ
bhīta-vad vyāghra-siṁhayoḥ

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

Sometimes He would cry out in imitation of birds such as the cakoras, krauñcas, cakrāhvas, bhāradvājas and peacocks, and sometimes He would run away with the smaller animals in mock fear of lions and tigers.

PURPORT

The word bhīta-vat, “as if afraid,” indicates that Lord Kṛṣṇa played just like an ordinary boy and ran with the smaller forest creatures in mock fear of the lions and tigers. Actually, in Vṛndāvana, the abode of the Lord, the lions and tigers are not violent, and thus there is no reason to fear them.

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