Radhe! Krsna Katha Suni Dada Balarama

rādhe! (āra bali śuna) kṛṣṇa-kathā śuni, dādā balarāma parama pulake kaya ohe bhāī kṛṣṇa, tore nā dekhile mama bala nāhi raya

Rādhe! (Please hear as I say more). Hearing narrations about Kṛṣṇa, His elder brother Balarāma says with great ecstasy, “O brother Kṛṣṇa, if I do not see You, my strength cannot remain!…

ki jāni asura, tava adarśane karibe go-dhana curi tava sakhā-gaṇa, kata kaṣṭha pābe smaraṇa rākhibe hari

“…Who knows – when You are not looking, a demon may steal the cows. Your friends will suffer greatly, and will go on remembering Hari…

vanete bharamibe, saṅge keha nāi āmāra haibe cintā ripu-kula bhāri, tore kaṣṭha dibe saṅge yāi ripu hantā

“…If You roam about in the forest with no one accompanying You, I will get worried. The enemy section is powerful and will give You trouble. I, the slayer of enemies, will go with You.”

kṛṣṇa bale dādā, tomāra pratāpe āmi kāre nāhi ḍarī yadi āse kaṁśa, kari tāre dhvaṁśa thāka dhenu rakṣā kari

Kṛṣṇa replies, “O dādā (elder brother), by Your courage and valour, I do not fear anybody. Even if Kaṁsa himself comes, I will destroy him. You stay here and protect the cows.”