Text 17]
The Childhood Pastimes of Krṣṇa
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prātar eva kṛtāhāras tad bhavān bhoktum arhati
he rāma—my dear son Balarāma; āgaccha—please come here; tāta—my dear darling; āśu—immediately; sa-anujaḥ—with Your younger brother; kula-nandana—the great hope of our family; prātaḥ eva—certainly in the morning; kṛta-āhāraḥ—have taken Your breakfast; tat—therefore; bhavān—You; bhoktum—to eat something more; arhati—deserve.
TRANSLATION
My dear Baladeva, best of our family, please come immediately with Your younger brother, Krṣṇa. You both ate in the morning, and now You ought to eat something more.
TEXT 17
प्रतीक्षतेत्वां दाशार्ह भोक्ष्यमाणो व्रजाधिपः । एह्यावयोः प्रियं धेहि स्वगृहान् यात बालकाः ॥१७॥
pratikṣate tvām dāśārha bhokṣyamāṇo vrajādhipaḥ ehy āvayoḥ priyam dhehi sva-gṛhān yāta bālakāḥ
pratikṣate—is waiting; tvām—for both of You (Krṣṇa and Balarāma); dāśārha—O Balarāma; bhokṣyamāṇaḥ—desiring to eat; vraja-adhipaḥ—the King of Vraja, Nanda Mahārāja; ehi—come here; āvayoḥ—our; priyam—pleasure; dhehi—just consider; sva-gṛhān—to their respective homes; yāta—let them go; bālakāḥ—the other boys.
TRANSLATION
Nanda Mahārāja, the King of Vraja, is now waiting to eat. O my dear son Balarāma, he is waiting for You. Therefore, come back to please us. All the boys playing with You and Krṣṇa should now go to their homes.