Verse Text
ādya-śabdena lajjayāpi, yathā tatraiva
mā ’nayaṁ bhoḥ kṛthās tvāṁ tu nanda-gopa-sutaṁ priyam |
jānīmo ’ṅga vraja-ślāghyaṁ dehi vāsāṁsi vepitāḥ ||25||
Translation
The word adya in duḥkha-trāsāparādhādyair (verse 21) indicates that dainyam also arises from shame. This is illustrated in the Bhāgavatam: Dear Kṛṣṇa, don’t be unfair! We know that You are the respectable son of Nanda and that You are honored by everyone in Vraja. You are also very dear to us. Please give us back our clothes. We are shivering in the cold water. SB 10.22.14
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Sometimes there is humility due to shyness. For example, when Kṛṣṇa stole all of the garments from the gopīs while they were bathing in the river, all of them begged Kṛṣṇa not to commit this injustice upon them. The gopīs addressed Him thus: “Dear Kṛṣṇa, we know that You are the son of Nanda Mahārāja and that You are the most beloved of all Vṛndāvana. And You are very much loved by us also! But why are You giving us this trouble? Kindly return our garments. Just see how we are trembling from the severe cold!” This humility was due to their shyness from being naked before Kṛṣṇa.