During the period when Kaṁsa, the maternal uncle of Kṛṣṇa, harbored the intent to annihilate you, you, in a night shrouded in profound darkness, made your escape and arrived here, only to bestow grief upon the young maidens who stand by this lake. Yaśodhā-pirāṭṭi does not reproach you in a manner that might instill fear within you; rather, she permits you to engage in