śrī-kṛṣṇe jāta-gāḍha-premā kācid vraja-sundarī sva-hṛdaya-parīkṣaṇāya loka-dharma-bhayādi-darśanena tato nivṛttim upadiśantīṁ sva-priya-sakhīṁ prati prāha |
śape tubhyam iti prathamam eva śapatha-karaṇaṁ vakṣyamāṇārtha-pratīty-āpādanāya |
śapa upālambhe ity ātmanepadam |
ślāgha-hnuṁ-sthā-śapāṁ jñīpsyamānaḥ [pāṇ 1.4.34] iti caturthī |
dharma-sthitiṁ kula-vadhūcita-dharma-maryādām |
ugrābhis tīvrābhir bhaṇitibhir vacobhiḥ nirastaḥ pratyākhyāto’pi muhuḥ punaḥ punar api sa prasiddhaḥ śyāmātmā śyāmāṅgaḥ, śleṣeṇa nija-vartmā-tyāgāt tasminn asūyotpattyāha śyāmātmā yato malina-cittaḥ |
bata khede, jagāra gilitavatī |
kim-bhūtā ? ghorā bhayaṅkarī |
atra gṛhapati-kartṛka-śāsti-rūpa-prema-dhvaṁsa-kāraṇe saty api tad-aṅgīkāreṇa dharmānapekṣayā ca tad-dhvaṁsābhāvas tasya darśitaḥ |
vidagdha-mādhave ca paurṇamāsīṁ prati rādhoktir, yathā—
doṣodgāraṁ tvam api kuruṣe hā mayi vyākulāyāṁ pādebhyas te bhagavati śape nāparādhyāmi sādhvi | parṇaiḥ karnotpala-valayibhis tāḍyamāno’pi dhūrto na śyāmātmā mama tanu-pariṣvaṅga-raṅgaṁ jahāti ||
[vi.mā. 2.20]