goda-hita jhagarata sundara shyāma

English meaning

(Mother Yashodā is going for some household work. Baby Kṛishṇa wants her to take Him in her lap. Thus, both, the mother and the son are fighting in love.) Bālakṛishṇa is fighting with Mother Yashodā to go in her lap. Imagine the scene! Maiyā is standing and little Kṛishṇa is tugging at her garment with tears flowing from His eyes. He is stamping His feet restlessly, and looking up at her face pleadingly (so that when Maiyā looks into His eyes, she will melt with motherly love and lift Him up in her arms), but Maiyā wants to go home as she has some important household duties to attend to. Therefore, she is repeatedly trying with her hands to make baby Kṛishṇa’s little hands loosen their grip on her garment. The gopīs of Braja are witnessing this scene, and they are also pleading with Mother Yashodā on behalf of Kṛishṇa to pick Him up. They say, “Hāi! Hāi! Maiyā, why are you making Him cry? Take Him in your arms.” The great sage Nārada also watched this loving quarrel between Mother Yashodā and child Kṛishṇa and stood transfixed in utter amazement. (His surprise was, ‘the Supreme Being is pleading to go in an individual being’s arms, but the individual soul is scolding the Supreme Being!’) Nārada Jī was left speechless! All he could utter was, “Blessed is Mother Yashodā and blessed is the village of Gokula where this most precious nectar of divine love is being distributed so freely.” Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says, “Nanda Bābā came home soon after and seeing Kṛishṇa crying, he said to Mother Yashodā, “Why are you putting on airs? Why don’t you pick Lālā up? You have plenty of time to do your work later.” (The devoted wife, Yashodā, immediately obeyed her husband. Thus, child Kṛishṇa won this loving quarrel.)

Complete whole-pad meaning transcribed from the supplied English edition. The source provides no separate line-by-line or word-by-word meaning.

Prem Ras Madira (English), Part 1 · PDF pages 270, 271 · printed pages 215, 216.

Meanings: Smt. Padmā Devī. English translation and transliteration: Sushrī Braj Parikarī Devī. Source details.