śrī-baladeva uvāca

vadhvaḥ sahaja-tatratya-

dainya-vārtā-kathā-parān

asmān vañcayato bhrātur

idaṁ kapaṭa-pāṭavam

Śrī Baladeva said: Dear ladies, all this is nothing but My brother’s clever deception. We are intent upon speaking about the misery of the residents of Vraja — misery all too real — and He is simply cheating us.