116 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 8

evam—in this way; dharstydni—naughty activities; usati—in a neat
and clean place; kurute—sometimes does; mehana-ddini—passing stool
and urine; vdstau—in our houses; steya-updéyaih—and by inventing
different devices to steal butter and milk; viracita-krtih—is very expert;
su-pratikah—is now sitting down here like a very good, well-behaved
child; yatha dste—while staying here; ittham—all these topics of con-
versation; stribhih—by the gopis; sa-bhaya-nayana—just now sitting
there with fearful eyes; sri-mukha—such a beautiful face; dlo-
kinibhih—by the gopis, who were enjoying the pleasure of seeing;
vyadkhydta-artha—and while complaining against Him before mother
Yasoda; prahasita-mukhi—they were smiling and enjoying; na—not;
hi—indeed; updlabdhum—to chastise and threaten (rather, she enjoyed
how Krsna was sitting there as a very good boy); aicchat—she desired.

TRANSLATION

‘‘When Krsna is caught in His naughty activities, the master of
the house will say to Him, ‘Oh, You are a thief,’ and artificially ex-
press anger at Krsna. Krsna will then reply, ‘I am not a thief. You
are a thief.” Sometimes, being angry, Krsna passes urine and stool
in a neat, clean place in our houses. But now, our dear friend
Yasoda, this expert thief is sitting before you like a very good
boy.” Sometimes all the gopis would look at Krsna sitting there,
His eyes fearful so that His mother would not chastise Him, and
when they saw Krsna’s beautiful face, instead of chastising Him
they would simply look upon His face and enjoy transcendental
bliss. Mother YaSoda would mildly smile at all this fun, and she
would not want to chastise her blessed transcendental child.

PURPORT

Krsna’s business in the neighborhood was not only to steal but some-
times to pass stool and urine in a neat, clean house. When caught by the
master of the house, Krsna would chastise him, saying, “You are a
thief.” Aside from being a thief in His childhood affairs, Krsna acted as
an expert thief when He was young by attracting young girls and enjoy-
ing them in the rdsa dance. This is Krsna’s business. He is also violent, as
