Verse Text
madhu-pāna-bhavo, yathā lalita-mādhave (5.41) –-
bile kva nu vililyire nṛpa-pipīlikāḥ pīḍitāḥ
pinasmi jagad-aṇḍakaṁ nanu hariḥ krudhaṁ dhāsyati |
śacī-gṛha-kuraṅga re hasasi kiṁ tvam ity unnadann
udeti mada-ḍambara-skhalita-cūḍam agre halī ||36||
Translation
Rapture arising from intoxication, from Lalita-mādhava: Baladeva arrived with disheveled hair, fully intoxicated with liquor. He began to shout, “The ant-like kings, being defeated, are hiding in some hole. I will smash the whole universe. O Indra, plaything of Śacī! Why are you laughing?”
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
There is a statement in the Lalita-mādhava that Lord Baladeva, intoxicated from drinking excessive quantities of honey, once began to address the ants, “O you kings of the ants! Why are you hiding yourselves in these holes?” At the same time He also addressed the King of heaven, “O King Indra! You plaything of Śacī! Why are you laughing? I am now prepared to smash the whole universe, and I know that Kṛṣṇa will not be angry with Me.” [Note: Baladeva, or Balarāma, is the elder brother of Kṛṣṇa. He is an expansion of the Godhead Himself, and therefore to be considered and incarnation of God, as explained in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.]