Now begins the description about the removal of clothes
SWAYYA
When the gopis began to take bath, Krishna ascended the tree taking away their clothes
The gopis smiled and some of them shouted and said to him:
“You have fraudulently stolen our clothes, there is no other thug like you
You have taken away our clothes with your hands and you are capturing our beauty with your eyes.”251.
Speech of the gopis addressed to Krishna:
SWAYYA
Gopis said, “O Krishna! you have learnt this good (for nothing) job
You may see towards Nand, see towards you brother Balram
When Kansa will know of it that you have stolen our clothes, then that mighty one will kill you
None will say anything to us the king will pluck you like the lotus.”252.
Speech of Krishna addressed to gopis:
SWAYYA
Krishna said, “I shall not return your clothes till you come out
Why all of you are hiding in water and getting your bodies bitten by the leeches?
The king, whom you are naming, I have not an iota of fear from him
I shall dash him (on the ground) by catching him by hair like the faggot thrown in fire.”253.
When Krishna said this to him (in joy) he climbed even higher on the bridge.
Saying this, Krishna ascended further on the tree in anger, the gopis, then, being enraged, said, “We shall tell your parents,”
Krishna said, “Go and say about it to anyone whom you want to say
I know that your mind is not so bold to say anything to anyone if anyone says anything to me, I shall deal with him accordingly.”254.
Speech of Krishna:
SWAYYA
“O dear ones! I shall not give back the clothes without you getting out of water
You are uselessly enduring cold in the water
“O white, black, slim and heavy gopis! why are you coming out keeping your hands in front and at the back?
You ask with folded hands, otherwise, I shall not give you clothes.”255.
Then Krishna said in slight anger, “Listen to my words, forsake your shyness,
Come out of water and bow before me with folded hands
“I am telling you again and again to accept whatever I say quickly, otherwise I shall go and tell everybody
I am swearing by my Lord accept whatever I say.”256.
Speech of gopis addressed to Krishna:
SWAYYA
If you go and tell those people (about us), then we will make up a story like this.
“If you go and say anything, we shall also say like this that Krishna had stolen our clothes, how could we come out of water?
(Your mother) will tell all the secret to Jasodha and will make you ashamed like that
“We shall tell everything to mother Yashoda and make you feel ashamed like the one having received good thrashing from women.”257.
Speech of Krishna:
DOHRA
Krishna said, “You are entangling me uselessly
If youdo not bow before me, then I swear against you.”258.
Speech of the gopis:
SWAYYA
O Lord of Yadavas! Why do you vex us, and why do you suffer?
The gopis said, “O Krishna! why are you annoying us and swearing on us? The purpose for which you are doing all this, we have also understood it
What you hide from us in vain. What is in your mind (to expose)
“When you have the same idea in your mind (that you want to possess all of us), then why are you quarrelling with us uselessly? We swear by the Lord that we shall not say anything about it to you mother.”259.