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ūṣuḥ sarasvatī-tīre
jalaṁ prāśya yata-vratāḥ
rajanīṁ tāṁ mahā-bhāgā
nanda-sunandakādayaḥ

ūṣuḥ — they stayed; sarasvatī-tīre — on the bank of the Sarasvatī; jalam — water; prāśya — subsisting on; yata-vratāḥ — taking strict vows; rajanīm — the night; tām — that; mahā-bhāgāḥ — the greatly fortunate ones; nanda-sunandaka-ādayaḥ — Nanda, Sunanda and the others.

Nanda, Sunanda and the other greatly fortunate cowherds spent that night on the bank of the Sarasvatī, strictly observing their vows. They fasted, taking only water.

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that Sunanda is the younger brother of Nanda Mahārāja.

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