Madhya 19.223

TEXT 223

TEXT

কান্ধে চড়ে, কান্ধে চড়ায়, করে ক্রীড়া-রণ ।
কৃষ্ণে সেবে, কৃষ্ণে করায় আপন-সেবন ॥ ২২৩ ॥

kandhe caḍe, kandhe caḍaya, kare kriḍa-rana

krsne seve, krsne karaya apana-sevana!

SYNONYMS

kandhe-on the shoulders; caḍe-gets up; kandhe caḍaya-sometimes takes on his own shoulders; kare-performs; kriḍa-rana-mock fighting; krsne seve-serves Krsna; krsne-from Krsna; karaya-causes; apana-sevana-his own service.

TRANSLATION

"On the sakhya-rasa platform, the devotee sometimes offers the Lord service and sometimes makes Krsna serve him in exchange. In their mock fighting, the cowherd boys would sometimes climb on Krsna's shoulders, and sometimes they would make Krsna climb on their shoulders.

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