yā kāre ne, kare karataba kāre

English meaning

Fed up with Shyāmasundara’s incongruous behaviour during the days of Holī, a gopī complains about Him to her friend in love-laden oblique words, “Oh sakhi! The actions of this black-complexioned Kanhaiyā are also black. Oh sakhi! Listen. On the pretext of playing Holī, He engages in innumerable improper actions. Addressing me ‘Oh Beloved’, He rubs gulāla on my cheeks and then says, ‘Why do you feel shy? Why don’t you also call Me ‘Beloved!’?’ Oh sakhi! He bends down and forcefully looks into my eyes and makes various improper gestures. I feel ashamed to tell you about His other intimate actions. In brief, there is nothing which He does not do.” In the meanwhile, hearing this feigned criticism of Shyāmasundara’s actions, Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī humorously said to the gopī, “A woman is considered to be abalā (devoid of strength) both in the world and in the Veda, therefore, it is not surprising that you have been defeated by Shyāmasundara, for even the great powers, Brahmā, Vishnu and Shaṅkara, have accepted defeat before Him.”

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 2 · PDF pages 207, 208 · printed pages 542, 543.

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