CC Madhya 15.17
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 15, Text 17
কৃষ্ণজন্মযাত্রা-দিনে নন্দ-মহোত্সব ।
গোপবেশ হৈলা প্রভু লঞা ভক্ত সব ॥ ১৭ ॥
গোপবেশ হৈলা প্রভু লঞা ভক্ত সব ॥ ১৭ ॥
kṛṣṇa-janma-yātrā-dine nanda-mahotsava
gopa-veśa hailā prabhu lañā bhakta saba
gopa-veśa hailā prabhu lañā bhakta saba
Word by word
kṛṣṇa-janma-yātrā — observance of the birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa; dine — on the day of; nanda-mahotsava — the festival observed by Nanda Mahārāja, the father of Kṛṣṇa; gopa-veśa hailā — dressed Himself as a cowherd boy; prabhu — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; lañā — taking; bhakta saba — all the devotees.
Translation
The devotees celebrated the festival of Janmāṣṭamī, Kṛṣṇa’s birthday, which is also called Nanda-mahotsava, the festival of Nanda Mahārāja. At that time Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees dressed themselves as cowherd boys.