Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 22: Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.22.14

mānayaḿ bhoḥ kṛthās tvāḿ tu

nanda-gopa-sutaḿ priyam

jānīmo 'ńga vraja-ślāghyaḿ

dehi vāsāḿsi vepitāḥ

SYNONYMS

do not; anayam — injustice; bhoḥ — our dear Kṛṣṇa; kṛthāḥdo; tvām — You; tu — on the other hand; nanda-gopa — of Mahārāja Nanda; sutam — the son; priyam — loved; jānīmaḥ — we know; ańgaO dear one; vraja-ślāghyam — renowned throughout Vraja; dehi — please give; vāsāḿsi — our garments; vepitāḥ — (to us) who are shivering.

TRANSLATION

[The gopīs said:] Dear Kṛṣṇa, don't be unfair! We know that You are the respectable son of Nanda and that You are honored by everyone in Vraja. You are also very dear to us. Please give us back our clothes. We are shivering in the cold water.

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