3.16

gupte ta-sabake ani’ thakura nityananda

sikhaila sabakare kariya prabandha

SYNONYMS

gupte—in confidence; ta-sabake—unto all the cowherd boys; ani’-taking them; thakura nityananda—Nityananda Thakura; sikhaila—instructed; sabakare—all of them; kariya prabandha—by making a reasonable story.

Calling all the boys in confidence and telling a reasonable story, Nityananda Prabhu instructed them as follows.