Text 22
tatropananda-nāmāha
gopo jñāna-vayo-’dhikaḥ
deśa-kālārtha-tattva-jñaḥ
priya-kṛd rāma-kṛṣṇayoḥ
tatra — in the assembly; upananda-nāmā — by the name Upananda (the elder brother of Nanda Mahārāja); āha — said; gopaḥ — the cowherd man; jñāna-vayaḥ-adhikaḥ — who by knowledge and by age was the eldest of all; deśa-kāla-artha-tattva-jñaḥ — very experienced according to time, place and circumstances; priya-kṛt — just for the benefit; rāma-kṛṣṇayoḥ — of Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personalities of Godhead.
At this meeting of all the inhabitants of Gokula, a cowherd man named Upananda, who was the most mature in age and knowledge and was very experienced according to time, circumstances and country, made this suggestion for the benefit of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa.