parī hai hod̤a nanda aru māya

English meaning

Nandabābā and Mother Yashodā have entered into rivalry today. Nanda claims, “Shyāmasundara loves me more than He loves you,” and Yashodā claims the same for herself. In order to settle the matter, they went to Shyāmasundara for a decision. (Both of them decided that they would not say a word to Him and would merely approach Him with their arms outstretched. Shyāmasundara would naturally run to the one He loves more.) Then, Yashodā and Nanda walked towards Shyāmasundara with open arms and eyes flowing with parental love in the hope of their expected victory. Baby Kṛishṇa, playing the role of a child, ran to sit in His mother’s lap as usual. Nanda accepted his defeat with tearful eyes and became a little mortified. The All-knowing Shyāmasundara read the thoughts of Nandabābā, and using His power yogamāyā, manifested Himself in Nanda’s heart (As a result, Nandabābā experienced Shyāmasundara sitting in his lap.) On the other hand, (having won the contest Yashodā was beginning to feel proud, so in order to destroy her pride) Shyāmasundara smiled and vanished from His mother’s lap. (In this way, the two, Nanda and Yashodā both won and lost the contest). Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī then whispered to Mother Yashodā, no one should exult in the pride of being especially beloved to this charming deceiver, Shyāmasundara, for it is His nature to crush pride instantly.

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 272, 273 · printed pages 217, 218.

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