Gopalacampu 1.7.93

1.7.93

[64] tad evam aṅganād aṅganād vrajāṅganābhir aham-pūrvikayānugamyamānau, vihitākasmika-parva-sukha-dohana-sarva-mohanatayādhigamyamānau,
saṃvāda-vivāda-parīvāda-bandhura-bandhūnām abhyarṇatayā nirvarṇyamānau,
tādṛśākarṇana-nivarṇanam anu parasparaṃ varṇyamānau,
tāsu ca kābhiścid amṛtam anṛtaṃ kurvatā praticarvaṇaṃ sarasena rasa-visareṇa bhojyamānau,
tadvad ekābhir nija-gṛhājīvya-divya-maṇi-hāram upahāram upahāraṃ hāritayopayojyamānau tadvad varṇyamānau,
tāsu ca kābhir api premānugamya-ramya-vacana-pracaya-racanayā kañcana kālaṃ varivasyamānau,
kiṃ cānyābhiḥ samuttambhita-karṇa-tarṇaka-kṛta-kṛṣṭi-dṛṣṭitaḥ śasyamānavat parihasyamānau,
tadvad anyatarābhis tan-madhura-cakura-cikura-cañcuratā-pracura-cañcalatāṃ nicāyya cāturyataś caritam idaṃ bhavan-mātṛ-caraṇeṣu gocarayāmaḥ, iti sūcanayā tasmād varjyamānau,
tābhir eva mātara-pitarāv ārabhya gaṇanālabhya-kulāli-gāli-pālim upalabhya kalita-vyalīkam iva sa-kolāhala-praṇaya-kalita-kalitayā tarjyamānau
bala-gopāla-nāmānau valgu-bālyavayasā samānau khelāṃ kalayāmāsatuḥ |

[64] Thus, followed from courtyard to courtyard by the women of Vraja in eager rivalry to be first; approached as they enchanted everyone by milking out the joy of an unexpected festival; gazed upon closely by their delightful kin engaged in conversations, debates, and banter; mutually described upon hearing and seeing such sights; fed by some among them with an abundance of savory treats whose deliciousness made ambrosia seem false at every bite; likewise described by some as they bestowed precious jewel necklaces fit for their own households as gifts upon gifts, as if losing all restraint; served for a time by some with offerings of lovely words that followed love; furthermore, teased as if praised by others when seen being dragged by the calves with ears perked up; likewise, as others observed the abundant restlessness charming as sweet partridge plumes and skillfully restrained them by hinting, "We shall report this conduct to your mother's feet"; and, having received from those very women an unreckonable stream of playful familial scoldings starting from mother and father, scolded in an uproar of affectionate quarrels as if caught in mischief—the two named Bala and Gopāla, equal in charming early childhood, disported in play.