megha śrīmaḿs tvam asi dayito yādavendrasya nūnaḿ
śrīvatsāńkaḿ vayam iva bhavān dhyāyati prema-baddhaḥ
aty-utkaṇṭhaḥ śavala-hṛdayo 'smad-vidho bāṣpa-dhārāḥ
smṛtvā smṛtvā visṛjasi muhur duḥkha-das tat-prasańgaḥ
megha -- O cloud; sri-man -- O honored one; tvam -- you; asi -- are; dayitah -- dear friend; yadava-indrasya -- of the chief of the Yadavas; nunam -- certainly; srivatsa-ankam -- upon the one who bears (on His chest) the special mark known as Srivatsa; vayam -- we; iva -- just as; bhavan -- your good self; dhyayati -- meditate; prema -- by pure love; baddhah -- bound; ati -- extremely; utkanthah -- eager; savala -- distraught; hridayah -- whose heart; asmat -- as our (hearts); vidhah -- in the same manner; bashpa -- of tears; dharah -- torrents; smritva smritva -- repeatedly remembering; visrijasi -- you release; muhuh -- again and again; duhkha -- misery; dah -- giving; tat -- with Him; prasangah -- association.
O revered cloud, you are indeed very dear to the chief of the Yadavas, who bears the mark of Srivatsa. Like us, you are bound to Him by love and are meditating upon Him. Your heart is distraught with great eagerness, as our hearts are, and as you remember Him again and again you shed a torrent of tears. Association with Krishna brings such misery!
The acaryas explain this verse as follows: The cloud acts as the friend of Lord Krishna by shielding Him from the scorching rays of the sun, and certainly such an earnest well-wisher of the Lord must constantly meditate on Him with concern for His welfare. Although the cloud shares the Lord's blue complexion, it is Lord Krishna's distinctive features, such as His Srivatsa mark, that especially attract him to this meditation. But what is the result? Simply unhappiness: the cloud is depressed and thus constantly sheds tears on the pretext of raining. "So," the queens advise him, "it would be better for you not to take much interest in Krishna."
