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The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa
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gopībhiḥ stobhito 'nṛtyad bhagavān bālavat kvacit udgāyati kvacin mugdhas tad-vaśo dāru-yantravat
gopībhiḥ —by the  gopīs  (by flattery and offers of prizes);  stobhitaḥ —encouraged, induced;  anṛtyat —the small Kṛṣṇa danced;  bhagavān —although He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  bāla-vat —exactly like a human child;  kvacit —sometimes;  udgāyati —He would sing very loudly;  kvacit —sometimes;  mugdhaḥ —being amazed;  tat-vaśaḥ —under their control;  dāru-yantra-vat —like a wooden doll.
TRANSLATION
The  gopīs  would say, “If You dance, my dear Kṛṣṇa, then I shall give You half a sweetmeat.” By saying these words or by clapping their hands, all the  gopīs  encouraged Kṛṣṇa in different ways. At such times, although He was the supremely powerful Personality of Godhead, He would smile and dance according to their desire, as if He were a wooden doll in their hands. Sometimes He would sing very loudly, at their bidding. In this way, Kṛṣṇa came completely under the control of the  gopīs .
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विभर्ति कचिदाज्ञमः पीठकोन्मानपादुकम् । बाहुक्षेपं च कुरुते स्वानां च प्रीतिमावहन् ॥ ८ ॥
bibharti kvacid ājñaptaḥ pīṭhakonmāna-pādukam bāhu-kṣepam ca kurute svānām ca prītim āvahan
bibharti —Kṛṣṇa would simply stand and touch articles as if unable to raise them;  kvacit —sometimes;  ājñaptaḥ —being ordered;  pīṭhaka-unmāna —the wooden seat and wooden measuring pot;  pādukam —bringing the wooden shoes;  bāhu-kṣepam ca —striking the arms on the body;  kurute —does;  svānām ca —of His own relatives, the  gopīs  and other intimate friends;  prītim —the pleasure;  āvahan —inviting.