asÄdhv idaá¹ tvayÄ kṛṣṇa
ká¹›tam asmaj-jugupsitam
vapanaá¹ Å›maÅ›ru-keÅ›ÄnÄá¹
vairūpyaṠsuhṛdo vadhaḥ

 asÄdhu - improperly; idam - this; tvayÄ - by You; kṛṣṇa - O Kṛṣṇa; ká¹›tam - done; asmat - for Us; jugupsitam - terrible; vapanam - the shaving; Å›maÅ›ru-keÅ›ÄnÄm - of his mustache and hair; vairÅ«pyam - the disfigurement; suhá¹›daḥ - of a family member; vadhaḥ - death.


Text

[Lord BalarÄma said:] My dear Kṛṣṇa, You have acted improperly! This deed will bring shame on Us, for to disfigure a close relative by shaving off his mustache and hair is as good as killing him.

Purport

Omniscient BalarÄma knew that RukmÄ« was the guilty party, but to encourage the lamenting Rukmiṇī He decided to gently reproach ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa