Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 45
Lyrics
adya-śvo-gamana-vyāja-rakṣita-vraja-nāyaka prasīda muhur-āśleṣa-nanda-sambhāṣaṇākula
nānā-vāk-cāturī-dīna-nanda-rodana-vardhana atyālińgana-gopāla-kula-duḥkhāśru-vāhaka
muhur-muhyat-patad-vṛddha-nanda-sāntvana-kātara vāso'lańkāra-kupyādi-dāna-mārita-nanda he
hāhā-mahā-ravākrandi-gopa-vṛndātma-śokada jala-śekādy-upānīta-nanda-prāṇa prasīda me
tvarāgamana-satyokti-viśvastī-kṛta nanda mām pārśve rakṣa susandeśa-yaśodā-dainya-vardhana
muhur muhuḥ parāvartamāna-nandāśru-saḿpluta nandānuvrajana-vyāja vraja-dīna-janāsuda
gopy-artha-preṣita-svīya-bhūṣā-śapatha-vācika nirudhyamāna-netrābja-vāri-dhāra prasīda me
Translation
O Lord Krishna, please be merciful to me. Falsely promising to soon return to Vrajabhumi, You protected Vraja's king, Nanda Maharaja from great distress. (At the time of Your separation from him), You very affectionately embraced him and spoke very sweetly to him.
O Lord Krishna, Nanda Maharaja became completely impoverished in the skill of speaking many clever words, and his separation from You caused his crying to greatly increase. The cowherd men earnestly embraced You and cried many tears of grief.
O Lord Krishna, elderly Nanda Maharaja became almost dead with grief, and he continually fainted and fell to the ground. You became full of pain to see this, and You tried to console him, and gave him many gifts of valuable garments, ornaments, household utensils and other things.
O Lord Krishna, in this way You pained the hearts of the cowherd men who began to loudly cry out "Alas, alas!" By sprinkling water, You revived the life-breath of Nanda Maharaja. O Lord, please be merciful to me.
O Lord Krishna, trusting as complete truth Your promise to return although Nanda Maharaja completely trusted as true Your promise to quickly return home, the sufferings of Yasoda-devigreatly increased as she heard Your words. O Lord please protect me.
O Lord Krishna, constantly inundated by Nanda-Maharaja's tears, You maintained the lives of the miserable residents of Vrajabhumi, by tricking them into believing that You would soon follow Nanda Maharaja as he went there.
O Lord Krishna, for the gopi's benefit You decorated Yourself with promises to return to Vraja. O Lord whose eyes then became filled with a flowing stream of tears, please be merciful to me.