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Çré Vraja-réti-cintämaëi

Proudly mooing from the loose folds of skin about their necks,
Vraja's bulls look like old sannyäsés. Then again, their reddish stares
make them look like intoxicated persons.

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nandéçvarasya priya-dakñiëa-sthäs
tat-saudaraù sodaravac cakästi
yaträlayaù çré-våñabhänu-nämno
nämnoditas tasya dharädhiräjaù

nandésvarasya—of Nandéçvara Hill; priya—dear; dakñina—in the south;
sthäù—situated; tat—of that; saudarääh—with brotherly affection;
sodaravat—like a brother; cakästi—is manifested; yatra—where;
alayaù—the abode; çré-våçäbhänu—of Çré Våçabhänu; nämnaù—by name;
nämana—by name; uditaù—said; tasya—of that; dharädhi-räjaù—the
mountain.

South of Nandéçvara, on a regal hilltop is Mahäräja Våñabhänu's
home, which is like a brother to Mahäräja Nanda's home.

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çré-nanda-räjaù sa yathä tathä sa
vrajasya räjä våñabhänu-tejaù
puréva tasyaiva puré ca tasya
putré ca putraç ca tayor yaço 'lam

çré-nanda-räjaù—Maharaja Nanda; saù—he; yathä—just as; tathä—in
the same way; saù—he; vrajasya—of Vraja; räjä—king; våçabhänu—of
Mahäräja Vrçabhänu; tejaù—powerful; puré—the city; iva—like; tasya—
of him; eva—certainly; certainly; puré—city ca—and; tasya—of him;
putré—the daughter; ca—and; putraù—son; ca—also; tayoù—of them;
yaçaù—fame; alam—great.

Mahäräja Nanda and Mahäräja Våñabhänu are both equal in regal
splendor and power. Their capitols are similar, and their son and
daughter are equally famous.

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