# SB 9.2.4 ## Text > ekadā prāviśad goṣṭhaṁ > śārdūlo niśi varṣati > śayānā gāva utthāya > bhītās tā babhramur vraje ## Synonyms *ekadā*—once upon a time; *prāviśat*—entered; *goṣṭham*—the land of the cowshed; *śārdūlaḥ*—a tiger; *niśi*—at night; *varṣati*—while it was raining; *śayānāḥ*—lying down; *gāvaḥ*—cows; *utthāya*—getting up; *bhītāḥ*—fearing; *tāḥ*—all of them; *babhramuḥ*—scattered here and there; *vraje*—in the land surrounding the cowshed. ## Translation **Once at night, while it was raining, a tiger entered the land of the cowshed. Upon seeing the tiger, all the cows, who were lying down, got up in fear and scattered here and there on the land.**