5-6 Sakhās amuse Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma with their words

5 Some boys offer tiraskāra (rebukes), other use sahāsa (words spoken with tender smiles), some talk vyāja-stuti (fault-finding while pretending to praise), other use gūḍha-vākya (words containing secret meaning), and some of the boys ask riddles (prahelīs).

Ṭīkā:
1) Tiraskāra (rebukes): "Hey Kṛṣṇa! You're lacking kindness and good sense! Thus, you finally showed up! Didn't you consider our inconvenience? Furthermore, you left the stronger sakhās behind and entered the dangerous forest with only two small frail boys. Don't you know that we worry about your welfare? Surely you saw many beautiful forest sights and enjoyed eating all types of fruits. But why didn't you bring anything for us?"

2) sahāsa (speaking with a smile): A priya narma sakhā smiles to speak some words with double meaning, "O Bhai Kanai! I know that you love the kalpa latās, (i.e., desire latās, meaning the gopīs). Did you enjoy seeing and touching their flowers and fruits, i.e., their lotus faces and bael-like breasts?" 

3) vyāja-stuti: One sakhā criticises in the guise of praising Kṛṣṇa, "Our Vanamālī is a viśva premika (universal lover). Aha! He's madded after the birds, the animals, the trees and even the non-moving objects. So, it's no surprise that he forgets all about us!"

4) gūḍha-vākya: A priya narma sakhā smiles to offer a statement full of double meanings: "O, whatever our Kṛṣṇa may be, he's surely parama rasada (expert in play, or expert in rati krida). He's dear to the padminīs (the highly qualified nayikas), and he possesses great character (He's characterless)!" 

5) prahelī: Someone else speaks a riddle:

1) bahu mukha dhāri kintu eka mukhe khāy
sadā sudhā pāne-o śuṣkatā nāhi jāy
vāgendriya hīna hoiyā-o nirantara
mahāmṛta mākhā gāne toṣe carācara

Who has many mouths, yet eats with only one? And who always drinks nectar, yet does not stop being dry? And who, though speechless, constantly spreads satisfaction to all the mobile and immobile objects with a song full of nectar?

Answer: Kṛṣṇa's flute.

2) dekhile juḍāya prāṇa, dhrita nāhi hoy
nīrave vā porer śabda kathā koy
taru-latā vine-o sei kusuma phuṭāya
ānanda bhitore sukha sāgara bhāsāya

Who pleases everyone's heart, but can never be captured? Who is silent, yet speaks another's voice? And who blossoms like a flower without being attached to a tree or a vine? And who brings ānanda while resting an ocean of pleasure?Answer: "Kṛṣṇa's smile."

6 Other boys speak citra-kāvya (fancy poetry) which makes Kṛṣṇa and Baladeva smile. One sakhā asks a difficult question (samasyā-dāna), and another supplies the answer (samasyā-pūraṇa).

Ṭīkā: There are many who don't get the chance to talk with Kṛṣṇa directly. So, to capture his attention, they play the game called samasyā-dāna and samasyā-pūraṇa. Here is an example: One boy asks the incomplete question, ke emon? (Who is like that?) Another boy finishes the statement with a poem—

ānanda mūrti āmādera kṛṣṇa vine
emona ānande dite jāne kon jane?
paśu pakṣī taru latā nara nārī gaṇa
sabhāra ānanda-kārī bolo ke emona

Except for our Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is the embodiment of bliss, who can bring such joy? So just answer—who pleases the animals, the birds, the trees and the latās—what to speak of all the men and women?