# Cc. Madhya 15.17 > কৃষ্ণজন্মযাত্রা-দিনে নন্দ-মহোত্সব । গোপবেশ হৈলা প্রভু লঞা ভক্ত সব ॥১৭॥ ## Text > kṛṣṇa-janma-yātrā-dine nanda-mahotsava > gopa-veśa hailā prabhu lañā bhakta saba ## Synonyms *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 also 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.**