hamāre, baira parīṁ brajabāla

English meaning

(Bhagwan Kṛishṇa is trying to prove Himself innocent in face of the gopīs’ repeated complaints against Him to Mother Yashodā.) “Maiyā! These gopīs of Braja are bent on creating trouble for us. Maiyā! They are very clever and you know very well how very innocent I am. I am entirely unaware of any kind of deception. Maiyā! Seeing Me alone, these gopīs with their hearts full of poison, call Me in extremely sweet tone. When, due to My simple nature, I go to them without suspecting anything, they grab Me at once and say to Me, ‘Oh Nandalāla! Please gratify even us by coming to our homes and eating some butter.’ Believing their words to be genuine, I go along with them. But their hearts are full of deceit because there, every one of them grabs Me and makes Me dance, and hits Me on My cheeks with her knuckles. Maiyā! You wouldn’t believe what goes on there! One would tug on My pītāmbara and one would pull My anklets. Another would try to steal My flute from Me and yet someone else would snatch My vanamālā. And if you are wondering as to why I keep on going back to them everyday, I’ll explain to you that as well. Maiyā! They all make Me swear on Bābā’s head to return the following day. After that, they all smear curd all over My face, all the while laughing and clapping their hands together. Then, they take hold of My hands and drag Me home to you and make all sorts of stories, falsely accusing Me of stealing their curds. Maiyā! To what extent can I say, I have had enough of their pranks. And, if you ask Me why I do nothing in retaliation, the thing is” says little Kṛishṇa in the words of Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī, “that I’m just a little child, and each and every one of them is a dhīṁgarī (giantess).” Hearing the word, dhīṁgarī, all the gopīs started to laugh and were drowned in the ecstasy of divine love.

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 321, 322 · printed pages 266, 267.

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