Verse Text
pūjyo, yathā vidagdha-mādhave (2.22) –
krośantyāṁ kara-pallavena balavān sadyaḥ pidhatte mukhaṁ
dhāvantyāṁ bhaya-bhāji vistṛta-bhujo rundhe puraḥ paddhatim |
pādānte viluṭhaty asau mayi muhur daṣṭādharāyāṁ ruṣā
mātaś caṇḍi mayā śikhaṇḍa-mukuṭād ātmābhirakṣyaḥ katham ||29||
Translation
Manyu against elders, from Vidagdha-mādhava: O angry mother! When I shout to call someone, strong Kṛṣṇa immediately covers my mouth with His soft hand. When I try to flee in fear, He stretches His arms and blocks the path. When I bite my lower lip in anger, He falls down at my feet repeatedly. Please tell me how can I protect myself from Kṛṣṇa?
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
These are the angry words of Rādhā to Paurṇamāsī, who was testing her love. She describes the behavior of Kṛṣṇa when He makes His appearance before her, as if He were actually present.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
There is a statement in the Vidagdha-mādhava wherein Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, in an angry mood, addressed Paurṇamāsī after she had accused Rādhārāṇī of going to Kṛṣṇa. “My dear mother,” Rādhā declared, “what can I say to you? Kṛṣṇa is so cruel that He often attacks Me on the street, and if I want to cry out very loudly, this boy with a peacock feather on His head immediately covers My face so that I cannot cry. And if I want to go away from the scene because I am afraid of Him, He will immediately spread His arms to block My path. If I piteously fall down at His feet, then this enemy of the Madhu demon, in an angry mood, bites My face! Mother, just try to understand My situation, and don’t be unnecessarily angry with Me. Instead, please tell Me how I can save Myself from these terrible attacks of Kṛṣṇa!”