In spite of His intercepting the Gopīs, they went their own way, playing games like building houses and cooking food. Śrī Kṛṣṇa, literally pining for their sweet glances, albeit by way of quarrelling with Him, kicked all those things out. Knowing His mind quite well, the Gopīs looked at Him squarely and addressed Him, as above. The inner (esoteric) meaning of this is:
In this ninth pāśuram of the chapter, the divine drama between parāṅkuśa nāyakī and Emperumān unfolds with profound intimacy and significance. Having been waylaid by the Lord, the nāyakī and her companions resolve to show their indifference, adopting a disposition akin to that of the muktar (liberated souls) in paramapadam who remain unconcerned with the affairs