Text 8] The Childhood Pastimes of Krsna 225
gopibhih stobhito ’nrtyad
bhagavan bdlavat kvacit
udgayati kvacin mugdhas
tad-vaso ddéru-yantravat
gopibhih—by the gopis (by flattery and offers of prizes); stobhitah—
encouraged, induced; anrtyat—the small Krsna danced; bhagavan—al-
though He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bala-vat—exactly
like a human child; kvacit—sometimes; udgadyati—He would sing very
loudly; kvacit—sometimes; mugdhah—being amazed; tat-vasah—
under their control; daéru-yantra-vat—like a wooden doll.
TRANSLATION
The gopis would say, “‘If You dance, my dear Krsna, then I shall
give You half a sweetmeat.”” By saying these words or by clapping
their hands, all the gopis encouraged Krsna 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, Krsna came
completely under the control of the gopis.
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bibharti kvacid djraptah
pithakonmana-padukam
bahu-ksepam ca kurute
svanam ca pritim dvahan
bibharti—Krsna would simply stand and touch articles as if unable to
raise them; kvacit—sometimes; djfiaptah—being ordered; pithaka-un-
maGna—the wooden seat and wooden measuring pot; padukam—bring-
ing the wooden shoes; bahu-ksepam ca—striking the arms on the body;
kurute—does; svandm ca—of His own relatives, the gopis and other inti-
mate friends; pritim—the pleasure; dvahan—inviting.
