Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.15.26
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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prayaccha
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please give
Imperative of pra + √yam (to give, hand over). Gauḍīya: the cowherd boys give Kṛṣṇa an order — sakhya allows this. In aiśvarya-bhāva no devotee gives the Lord orders; in sakhya, every fruit-request is an order, gently disguised.
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gandha-lobhita
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made greedy by the fragrance
gandha (fragrance) + lobhita (made greedy). Gauḍīya: lobha — greed — is one of the six enemies, but in Vraja transformed into rāga (passionate attachment). The cowherds' lobha for tāla-fruit is a faint shadow of the gopīs' lobha for Kṛṣṇa Himself.
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vāñchā
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the desire
Wish, longing. Gauḍīya: vāñchā is the seed of bhakti — Caitanya's first prayer in Śikṣāṣṭaka 4 begins na dhanaṁ na janaṁ... mama janmani janmanīśvare bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī. The cowherds' tāla-vāñchā is fuel for their Kṛṣṇa-vāñchā.
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mahatī
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great
Feminine of mahat. A great desire. Gauḍīya: mahatī vāñchā in the sakhā mouths means total, urgent. They are not casually proposing; they are pushing. Love-friendship can push the Lord.
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yadi rocate
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if it appears like a good idea
yadi (if) + rocate (pleases). Gauḍīya note: the polite conditional — even sakhās ask. Bhakti never demands; even when it pushes, it leaves the final yes to Bhagavān.
Although neither man nor bird nor beast could even approach the Tāla forest, the cowherd boys had so much faith in Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma that they took it for granted the two Lords could effortlessly kill the sinful ass demons and acquire the delicious tāla fruits. Lord Kṛṣṇa’s cowherd boyfriends are exalted, self-realized souls who would not ordinarily become greedy for sweet fruits. In fact, they are simply joking with the Lord and enthusing His pastimes, urging Him to perform unprecedented heroic feats in the Tāla forest. Innumerable demons disturbed the sublime atmosphere of Vṛndāvana during Lord Kṛṣṇa’s presence there, and the Lord would kill such demons as a popular daily event. Since Lord Kṛṣṇa had already killed many demons, on this particular day He decided to give first honors to Lord Balarāma, who would demolish the first demon, Dhenuka. By the words yadi rocate, the cowherd boys indicate that Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma need not kill the demon simply to satisfy them; rather, They should do so only if the Lords Themselves found the concept appealing.
"Give the fruits to us, because we have a great desire for them."
Please give the fruit to us, greedy because of the scent. The genitive is used for the dative case. Calling both boys indicates their great eagerness for the fruit. O Kṛṣṇa, we have become greedy! We have never become greedy but by association with the butter thief, now we have become greedy too. O Balarāma! By the previous joking they hope their fault of making a difficult request is destroyed. Seeing no response ever after many requests, they then speak with affection and anger to him. “We have great desire for the fruit. Go if it pleases you!”
Please give the fruit to us, greedy because of the scent. The genitive is used for the dative case. They call out to Kṛṣṇa because it is suitable to ask the dearest person. Or, O Balarāma, our minds are greedy just by a trace of Kṛṣṇa. Though they are rare fruits by the power of his association, they become easy to obtain. They joke, “By association with the butter thief, now we have become greedy too (lobhita-cetasām).” This prevents the fault in asking for something rare. We have for a long time desired these fruits. The deep meaning is this. “I have directly killed many demons like Vatsāsura, but Balarāma has killed none. Thus he should kill Dhenuka. Because he is a weak donkey there is no worry about this.” It should be understood that Kṛṣṇa had this desire for a long time. Thus Balarāma should not go by our insistence, but by his own desire. Thus they say, “If you are pleased, then go,” with the thought that it would be pleasing to his younger brother for Balaṛāma to go there.
Children speaking to an elder brother say not 'we want' but 'if it pleases you'. The cowherd boys close their Tālavana proposal with yadi rocate — if you think it good. Even at peak desire, sakhya-rasa preserves deference to Kṛṣṇa's choice. The Lord's mind is the final arbiter; love proposes, the Lord disposes.
My note
Source: vedabase.io