Shloka 45
Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa (Brahmā-stuti) and the Restoration of Vraja’s Lunch Pastime
ऊचुश्च सुहृद: कृष्णं स्वागतं तेऽतिरंहसा । नैकोऽप्यभोजि कवल एहीत: साधु भुज्यताम् ॥ ४५ ॥
ūcuś ca suhṛdaḥ kṛṣṇaṁ sv-āgataṁ te ’ti-raṁhasā naiko ’py abhoji kavala ehītaḥ sādhu bhujyatām
The cowherd boys said to Lord Kṛṣṇa: “Welcome—You have returned so quickly! In Your absence we have not eaten even a single morsel. Come here and take Your meal without distraction.”
The words sv-āgataṁ te ’ti-raṁhasā indicate that the cowherd boys were congratulating Lord Kṛṣṇa for having brought the calves back so quickly from the forest. Now Lord Kṛṣṇa’s beloved friends urged Him to sit down properly and eat to His full satisfaction. According to Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cowherd boyfriends felt quite jubilant and were eager to eat with their dear friend, Kṛṣṇa.
FAQs
It shows intimate sakhya-rasa: the boys welcome Kṛṣṇa with simple affection and urge Him to eat with them, treating Him as their beloved friend rather than as a distant deity.
Because Kṛṣṇa had gone away and returned ‘very quickly’ from their perspective; in their loving absorption they paused their meal and waited for Him to rejoin them.
It encourages simple, personal devotion—welcoming the Lord into daily life with warmth and sincerity, and offering one’s food and time as an act of loving companionship and remembrance.