Gopalacampu 1.17.5

1.17.5

[1] atha tasminn āśvināvaśeṣe labdha-viśeṣe yajña-yogya-veśe vrajād bahiḥ pradeśe sarva eva parvaṇā sāndrānanda-vrajā iva sa-prajāḥ vrajendrādayaḥ sambhrāntāśaya-prāyatayā carantaḥ surendra-yāga-yogam ācarantaḥ sthānādi-sañceṣkriyamāṇān ādiśantaḥ sva-sva-vasatiṃ vihāya vasatiṃ bahir vasanti sma |

Now, at the end of the month of Āśvina, in a region outside Vraja that had gained special distinction and taken on an appearance fit for sacrifice, all the people together with their subjects, led by the lord of Vraja—as if they were herds of thick joy because of the festival—moving about with mostly bewildered minds, undertaking the preparation for the sacrifice to Surendra, directing those who were preparing the ground and the rest, left their own residences and dwelt outside.