Hearing these Ragas, the heavenly damsels and the wives of demons all are getting fascinated
Hearing the voice of the flute, Radha, the daughter of Brishbhan is coming running like a doe.302.
Radha said with folded hands, “O Lord! I am hungry
The milk has remained back in all the houses of the gopas and while playing, I forgot everything
“I am wandering alongwith you
” When Krishna heard this, the told all to go into the houses of Brahmins in Mathura (and bring something to eat) I am speaking truth to you, there is not an iota of falsehood in it.”303.
Speech of Krishna:
SWAYYA
Krishna then said to the sentries, this is Kanspuri (Mathura), go there.
Krishna said to all the gopas, “Go to Mathura, the city of Kansa and ask about the Brahmins, who perform Yajnas
(In front of them) with folded hands and lying on a stool, then make this request
“Request them with folded hands and falling at their feet, that Krishna is hungry and is asking for food.”304.
What (the voice) Kanha said, (the children) accepted and fell at (Krishna's) feet and walked away.
Gopas accepted the saying of Krishna and bowing their heads, they all went away and reached the houses of Brahmins
The gopas bowed before them and in the guise of Krishna, they asked for food
Now see their cleverness that they are cheating all the Brahmins in the guise of Krishna.305.
Speech of the Brahmins:
SWAYYA
The Brahmins spoke in anger, “You people have come to ask us for food
Krishna and Balram are very foolish do you consider all of us as fools?
We fill our stomach only when we ask for rice from others and bring it.
“We merely fill our bellies by begging for rice, you have come to beg from us.” saying these words the Brahmins expressed their anger.306.
(When) the Brahmins did not give food, only then did the Gwal Balaks go (to their) houses in anger.
When the Brahmins did not give anything for eating, then getting embarrassed all the gopas left Mathura and came back to Krishna on the bank of Yamuna
When Balarama saw them coming without food, he said to Krishna that look,
Seeing them coming without food, Krishna and Balram said, “The Brahmins come to us at the time of need, but run away when we ask for something.”307.
KABIT
These Brahmins are morally vicious, cruel, coward, very mean and very inferior
These Brahmins, doing actions like thieves and scavengers, ever sacrifice their lives for bread they can act like impostors and plunderers on the paths
They sit down like ignorant people they are clever from within and
Though they have very little knowledge, they run hither and thither with great speed like dear they are very ugly, but call themselves beautiful and roam in the city unobstructed like animals.308.
Speech of Balram addressed to Krishna
SWAYYA
“O Krishna! If you say, then I can tear Mathura into two halves with the blow of my mace if you say, then I will catch the Brahmins
If you say, I will kill them and if you say, I will rebuke them a little and then release them
“If you say then I will uproot the whole city of Mathura with my power and throw it away in Yamuna
I have some fear from you, otherwise O Yadava king! I can destroy all the enemies alone.”309.
Speech of Krishna:
SWAYYA
O Balaram! Calm the anger. And then Krishna spoke to the Gwal boys.
“O Balram! One may be forgiven for anger,” saying this Krishan addressed the gopa boys, “The Brahmin is the Guru of the whole world
The boy obeyed (Krishna's) permission and went back to the capital (Mathura) of the king of Kansa
(But it seems wonderful) that the gopas obeyed and went again to ask for food and reached the capital of the king, but even on naming Krishna, the proud Brahmin did not give anything.310.
KABIT
Getting angry again at the gopa boys of Krishna, the Brahmins replied, but did not give anything to eat
Then they, being displeased, came back to Krishna and said on bowing their heads,
“The Brahmins, on seeing us, have kept silent and have not given anything to eat therefore we are enraged
O the Lord of the lowly! we are extremely hungry, take some step for us the strength of our body has extremely declined.”311.