Text 17] The Childhood Pastimes of Krsna 233

pratar eva krtaharas

tad bhavan bhoktum arhati

he rama—my dear son Balarama; dgaccha—please come here; téta—
my dear darling; asu—immediately; sa-anujah—with Your younger
brother; kula-nandana—the great hope of our family; pratah eva—cer-
tainly in the morning; krta-dhdrah—have taken Your breakfast; tat—
therefore; bhavan—You; bhoktum—to eat something more; arhati—
deserve.

TRANSLATION

My dear Baladeva, best of our family, please come immediately
with Your younger brother, Krsna. You both ate in the morning,
and now You ought to eat something more.

TEXT 17
mitre Tae ATA AAT: |
wean: Hear Ae STEry ara ASAT! VI

pratiksate tuam dasarha
bhoksyamano vrajaédhipah

ehy avayoh priyam dhehi
sva-grhan yata balakah

pratiksate —is waiting; tvam—for both of You (Krsna and Balarama);
dasarha—O Balarama; bhoksyamadnah—desiring to eat; vraja-
adhipah—the King of Vraja, Nanda Maharaja; ehi—come here;
avayoh—our; priyam—pleasure; dhehi—just consider; sva-grhan—to
their respective homes; ydta—let them go; balakah—the other boys.

TRANSLATION

Nanda Maharaja, the King of Vraja, is now waiting to eat. O my
dear son Balarama, he is waiting for You. Therefore, come back to
please us. All the boys playing with You and Krsna should now go

to their homes.
