Gopalacampu 1.29.26

1.29.26

[43] tatra puṣpāvacaye praṇayinā saha vākovākyam, yathā-
kā yūyaṃ vana-devatāḥ kurutha kiṃ puṣpāṇi saṃcinmahe
kiṃ nirmāsyatha devatārcanam ato yūyaṃ kathaṃ devatāḥ | tac ca krīḍanam eva naḥ sphuṭam abhūd asmābhir īdṛg-vidhair
aikātmyaṃ va iti prasahya viharan hārī hariḥ pātu vaḥ ||[44] kadācic ca-
kā yūyaṃ vana-devatāḥ kurutha kiṃ puṣpāṇi gṛhṇīmahe
rājyaṃ nas tridaśair vihāpitam idaṃ devyo vanasyātra kāḥ | asmaj-jātibhir arpitaṃ yadi tadāpy asmākam uccaiḥ sthitiḥ
syād evaṃ sa-vivādam aṅgaja-raṇaḥ kṛṣṇasya tābhir babhau || [45] kadācic ca kasyāścid dūtyā saha kṛṣṇasya vākovākyam-

[43] There, in the gathering of flowers, the dialogue with the beloved is as follows: / ‘Who are you?’ ‘The forest deities.’ ‘What are you doing?’ ‘We are gathering flowers.’ / ‘What will you make?’ ‘An offering to the deity.’ ‘Then how can you be deities?’ / ‘That is clearly our playful sport.’ ‘So our nature is identical with yours!’ / Sporting thus by force, may the captivating Hari protect you! // [44] And on another occasion: / ‘Who are you?’ ‘The deities of the forest.’ ‘What are you doing?’ ‘We are taking flowers.’ / ‘This kingdom was ceded to us by the gods; what goddesses of the forest are there here?’ / ‘Even if it was given by our kind, our status is still elevated!’ / Thus with dispute did the battle of love shine forth between Kṛṣṇa and them. // [45] And on another occasion, the dialogue between a certain messenger and Kṛṣṇa was as follows: