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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 8]
evam —in this way;  dhārṣṭyāni —naughty activities;  uśati —in a neat and clean place;  kurute —sometimes does;  mehana-ādīni —passing stool and urine;  vāstau —in our houses;  steya-upāyaiḥ —and by inventing different devices to steal butter and milk;  viracita-kṛtiḥ —is very expert;  su-pratīkaḥ —is now sitting down here like a very good, well-behaved child;  yathā āste —while staying here;  ittham —all these topics of conversation;  strībhiḥ —by the  gopīs ;  sa-bhaya-nayana —just now sitting there with fearful eyes;  śrī-mukha —such a beautiful face;  ālokinībhiḥ —by the  gopīs , who were enjoying the pleasure of seeing;  vyākhyāta-arthā —and while complaining against Him before mother Yaśodā;  prahasita-mukhī —they were smiling and enjoying;  na —not;  hi —indeed;  upālabdhum —to chastise and threaten (rather, she enjoyed how Kṛṣṇa was sitting there as a very good boy);  aicchat —she desired.
TRANSLATION
“When Kṛṣṇa is caught in His naughty activities, the master of the house will say to Him, ‘Oh, You are a thief,’ and artificially express anger at Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa will then reply, ‘I am not a thief. You are a thief.’ Sometimes, being angry, Kṛṣṇa passes urine and stool in a neat, clean place in our houses. But now, our dear friend Yaśodā, this expert thief is sitting before you like a very good boy.” Sometimes all the  gopīs  would look at Kṛṣṇa sitting there, His eyes fearful so that His mother would not chastise Him, and when they saw Kṛṣṇa’s beautiful face, instead of chastising Him they would simply look upon His face and enjoy transcendental bliss. Mother Yaśodā would mildly smile at all this fun, and she would not want to chastise her blessed transcendental child.
PURPORT
Kṛṣṇa’s business in the neighborhood was not only to steal but sometimes to pass stool and urine in a neat, clean house. When caught by the master of the house, Kṛṣṇa would chastise him, saying, “You are a thief.” Aside from being a thief in His childhood affairs, Kṛṣṇa acted as an expert thief when He was young by attracting young girls and enjoying them in the  rāsa  dance. This is Kṛṣṇa’s business. He is also violent, as