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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.22.15

śyāmasundara te dāsyaḥ

karavāma tavoditam

dehi vāsāḿsi dharma-jña

no ced rājñe bruvāma he

SYNONYMS

śyāmasundaraO Lord Śyāmasundara; te — Your; dāsyaḥ — maidservants; karavāma — we shall do; tava — by You; uditam — what is spoken; dehi — please give; vāsāḿsi — our clothing; dharma-jñaO knower of religion; na — not; u — indeed; cet — if; rājñeto the king; bruvāmaḥ — we shall tell; heO Kṛṣṇa.

TRANSLATION

O Śyāmasundara, we are Your maidservants and must do whatever You say. But give us back our clothing. You know what the religious principles are, and if You don't give us our clothes we will have to tell the king. Please!

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