Verse Text
tan-mohanatā, yathā –
karṇākarṇi sakhī-janena vijane dūtī-stuti-prakriyā
patyur vaṣcana-cāturī guṇanikā kuṇḍa-prayāṇ niśi |
vādhiryaṁ guru-vāci veṇu-virutāv utkarṇateti vratān
kaiśoreṇa tavādya kṛṣṇa guruṇā gaurī-gaṇaḥ paṭhyate ||333||
Translation
An example of attractiveness of the late kaiśora period: O Kṛṣṇa, today your age of youth, in the role of guru, is teaching the golden gopīs the art of whispering in each other’s ears, the method of making verses of praise for messengers when alone, cleverness in cheating husbands, practice in sneaking to the forest at night, deafness to the words of the elders, and rapt hearing of the flute sound.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
This verse speaks of the attractiveness of the last part of youth. Thus in all three parts of youth, the description of attractiveness should be understood to be similar. Because of frequent disagreement the gopīs have the tendency to whisper amongst each other as if engaging in battle with each other.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Some of the gopīs addressed Him thus: “Dear Kṛṣṇa, because of Your adolescent age, You have just become the spiritual master of these young girls, and You are teaching them to whisper among themselves. You are teaching them to offer solemn prayers, as well as training them to cheat their husbands and to join You in the gardens at night, without caring for the instructions of their superiors. You are enthusing them by the vibration of Your enchanting flute; and, as their teacher, You are teaching them all the intricacies of loving affairs.”