maiyā maiṁ to pāyo bhala guru-gyāna

English meaning

One day, innocent little Shyāmasundara said to His mother, “Maiyā! I have attained very good knowledge from a Spiritual Master. Yesterday, I had gone with My friends to play on the bank of the river Yamunā. There, the great sage Durvāsā, during his discourse, gave this valuable knowledge with proofs from Vedas and other scriptures that this human body is nothing but a toy of mud, because it originates from mud and merges into mud in the end.” Maiyā said, “But I already know this; why are You telling all this to me?” Kanhaiyā replied, “Maiyā! If you are really aware of this, why don’t you let Me eat mud?” Mother Yashodā was taken aback at this unexpected question of her little son, but then, an idea struck her, and she explained, “Oh Lālā! Do You see those plants and trees? They have all grown from mud. So, if You eat mud, various trees will grow inside You and will come out through Your nostrils, mouth and ears.” Bhagwan Kṛishṇa, acting as a little child, was, as if horrified to hear this and immediately said, “Maiyā! If it is so, I will never eat mud again.” Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī, then suggested to little Kṛishṇa, “You have been saved by Your mother this time. Henceforth, make it a point never to listen to the discourses of saints.”

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 page 279 · printed page 224.

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