kvacid gāyati gāyatsu

madāndhāliṣv anuvrataiḥ

upagīyamāna-caritaḥ

pathi sańkarṣaṇānvitaḥ

anujalpati jalpantaḿ

kala-vākyaiḥ śukaḿ kvacit

kvacit sa-valgu kūjantam

anukūjati kokilam

kvacic ca kāla-haḿsānām

anukūjati kūjitam

abhinṛtyati nṛtyantaḿ

barhiṇaḿ hāsayan kvacit

megha-gambhīrayā vācā

nāmabhir dūra-gān paśūn

kvacid āhvayati prītyā

go-gopāla-manojñayā

kvacit -- sometimes; gayati -- He sings; gayatsu -- when they are singing; mada-andha -- blinded by intoxication; alishu -- the bees; anuvrataih -- along with His companions; upagiyamana -- being chanted; caritah -- His pastimes; pathi -- upon the path; sankarshana-anvitah -- accompanied by Lord Baladeva; anujalpati -- He chatters in imitation; jalpantam -- of the chattering; kala-vakyaih -- with broken speech; sukam -- parrot; kvacit -- sometimes; kvacit -- sometimes; sa -- with; valgu -- charming; kujantam -- cuckooing; anukujati -- He imitates the cuckooing; kokilam -- of a cuckoo; kvacit -- sometimes; ca -- and; kala-hamsanam -- of the swans; anukujati kujitam -- imitates the cooing; abhinrityati -- He dances in front of; nrityantam -- dancing; barhinam -- a peacock; hasayan -- making laugh; kvacit -- sometimes; megha -- like clouds; gambhiraya -- grave; vaca -- with His voice; namabhih -- by name; dura-gan -- who had strayed far away; pasun -- the animals; kvacit -- sometimes; ahvayati -- He calls; pritya -- affectionately; go -- to the cows; gopala -- and the cowherd boys; manah-jnaya -- which (voice) charms the mind.


Texto

Sometimes the honeybees in Vrindavana became so mad with ecstasy that they closed their eyes and began to sing. Lord Krishna, moving along the forest path with His cowherd boyfriends and Baladeva, would then respond to the bees by imitating their singing while His friends sang about His pastimes. Sometimes Lord Krishna would imitate the chattering of a parrot, sometimes, with a sweet voice, the call of a cuckoo, and sometimes the cooing of swans. Sometimes He vigorously imitated the dancing of a peacock, making His cowherd boyfriends laugh. Sometimes, with a voice as deep as the rumbling of clouds, He would call out with great affection the names of the animals who had wandered far from the herd, thus enchanting the cows and the cowherd boys.

Significado

Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Lord Krishna would joke with His friends, saying, "Just look, this peacock does not know how to dance properly," whereupon the Lord would vigorously imitate the peacock's dancing, causing great laughter among His friends. The bees in Vrindavana would drink the sap of the forest flowers, and the combination of this nectar and the association of Sri Krishna made them mad with intoxication. Thus they closed their eyes in ecstasy and expressed their satisfaction by humming. And this humming was also expertly imitated by the Lord.