श्री कृष्ण-बाल-लीला माधुरी

Shree Krishna-Baal-Leela Madhuri

मया म तो पायो भल गुरु-ज्ञान ।

maiyā maiṁ to pāyo bhala guru-gyāna

Little Krishna tells his mother,

"O Maiya! I have received very good knowledge from a guru."

कालि गयो कालिंदी तट हों, खेलन संग सखान ।

kāli gayoṁ kālindī taṭahoṁ, khelana saṅga sakhāna

Yesterday, I had gone to the bank of river Kalindi (Yamuna) to play with my friends.

मुनि दुर्वासा ज्ञान दियो तहं, द वेदादि प्रमान ।

munī durvāsā gyāna diyo tahaṁ, dai vedādi pramāna
There, the great sage Durvasa gave us the most valuable knowledge, with quotations and evidences from the Vedas.

कह्यो मनुज तनु को माटी को, एक खिलौना जान ।

kahyo manuja tanu ko māṭī ko, eka khilaunā jāna

He said this human body is nothing but a toy made of mud.

उपजत माटी त माटी महं, मिलत अंत सच मान ।

upajata māṭī te māṭī mahaṁ, milata aṁta sacha māna

It originates from mud, and in the end, it will merge into mud.

मया कह, 'यह हौंहूं जानति, कहा कहन चह कान्ह' ।

maiyā kaha, 'yaha hauṁhūṁ jānati, kahā kahana chaha kānha

At this point, mother Yashoda said, "O Kanha! I already know all this. Tell me, what do you wish to say ?"

जो यह जान माय तो काहे, दति न माटी खान ।

jo yaha jāna māya to kāhe, deti na māṭī khāna

Shree Krishna innocently asked, "Maiya! If you already know this, then why don't you allow me to eat mud?"

मया कह लाला! माटिहिं त, उपजत तरुन लतान ।

maiyā kaha lālā! māṭihiṁ te, upajata taruna latāna

Maiya replied, "O Lala! It is from mud that plants and creepers sprout."

जो खैहौ माटी तो निकसहिं, तरु नासा मुख कान ।

jo khaihau māṭī to nikasahiṁ, taru nāsā mukha kāna

"If you will eat mud, plants will grow inside your body and they will come out through your nostrils, mouth, and ears."

लाला कह अब कबहुँ न खैहौं, मनहुँ मनहिं डरपान ।

lālā kaha aba kabahuṁ na khaihauṁ, manahuṁ manahiṁ ḍarapāna

Hearing this, little Krishna got frightened and said, "Maiya! I will never eat mud again."

कह 'कृपाल' हरि अब जनि सुनियों, बाबन क व्याख्यान ॥

kaha 'kṛipālu' hari aba jani suniyo, bābana ke vyākhyān

Says Shree 'Kripalu', "O Kanha! Henceforth, don't listen to the lectures of these ascetics."

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