Continuing my Krishna verses:
पत्नीनां ते सहस्राणामपत्यानि गृहे गृहे ।
तातेति त्वामाह्वयन्ति त्वयि प्रेम्णा जनार्दन ।।४४३।।
Of those thousands of wives, there are children from house to house, and, O Krishna, they lovingly call you “Daddy!”.
क्रन्दन्ति केचिच्छिशव: केचिद्धावनतत्परा: ।
केचित्ते शीर्षमारुह्य कपिवद्धर्षनिर्भरा: ।।४४४।।
Some children are crying, others busy running around, and some, climbing upon your head like monkeys, are overjoyed.
कश्चित्कर्षति ते केशान् कश्चिदालम्बते करौ ।
कश्चित्ते सज्जते पादे कश्चिद् बध्नाति तेऽक्षिणी ।।४४५।।
Someone pulls your hair, another one holds on to your hands, another clings to your feet, while someone closes your eyes.
सर्वेषां तव बालानां महान् कोलाहलो गृहे ।
तथापि त्वं शान्तचित्त: सर्वान् लालयसे सदा ।।४४६।।
There is a massive chaos in your home of all these children of yours. Yet, with a calm mind, you lovingly care for them all.
Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus
Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan
[Residence: Campbell, California]