śrī-gopa ūcuḥ
rāma rāma mahā-bāho
kṛṣṇa duṣṭa-nibarhaṇa
eṣā vai bādhate kṣun nas
tac-chāntiḿ kartum arhathaḥ
sri-gopah ucuh -- the cowherd boys said; rama rama -- O Lord Rama, Lord Rama; maha-baho -- O mighty-armed one; krishna -- O Lord Krishna; dushta -- of the wicked; nibarhana -- O destroyer; esha -- this; vai -- indeed; badhate -- is causing distress; kshut -- hunger; nah -- to us; tat-santim -- its counteraction; kartum arhathah -- You ought to do.
The cowherd boys said: O Rama, Rama, mighty-armed one! O Krishna, chastiser of the wicked ! We are being harassed by hunger, and You should do something about it.
The cowherd boys jokingly implied that since Sri Krishna is the subduer of all bad things, the Lord should subdue their hunger by arranging for them to eat. In this statement by the cowherd boys, we observe the intimate loving friendship they enjoyed with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
