māḿ jñāpayata patnībhyaḥ
sa-sańkarṣaṇam āgatam
dāsyanti kāmam annaḿ vaḥ
snigdhā mayy uṣitā dhiyā
mam -- Me; jnapayata -- please announce; patnibhyah -- to the wives; sa-sankarshanam -- together with Lord Balarama; agatam -- arrived; dasyanti -- they will give; kamam -- as much as you desire; annam -- food; vah -- to you; snigdhah -- affectionate; mayi -- in Me; ushitah -- residing; dhiya -- with their intelligence.
[Lord Krishna said:] Tell the wives of the brahmanas that I have come here with Lord Sankarshana. They will certainly give you all the food you want, for they are most affectionate toward Me and, indeed, with their intelligence reside in Me alone.
While physically the wives of the brahmanas remained at home, within their minds they resided in the Supreme Lord Krishna because of intense affection for Him. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains that the reason Lord Krishna did not have the cowherd boys tell the brahmanas' wives He was hungry is that He knew this would severely distress these devoted ladies. Simply out of affection for Lord Krishna, however, the wives would be happy to give all the food requested of them. They would not heed their husbands' prohibitions, since they resided within the Lord through their transcendental intelligence.
