mam jñapayata patnibhyah

 sa-sankarsanam agatam

dasyanti kamam annam vah

 snigdha mayy usita dhiya

 

Translation: 

 

[Lord Krsna said:] Tell the wives of the brahmanas that I have come here with Lord Sankarsana. They will certainly give you all the food you want, for they are most affectionate toward Me and, indeed, with their intelligence reside in Me alone.

 

Purport: 

 

While physically the wives of the brahmanas remained at home, within their minds they resided in the Supreme Lord Krsna because of intense affection for Him. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains that the reason Lord Krsna did not have the cowherd boys tell the brahmanas’ wives He was hungry is that He knew this would severely distress these devoted ladies. Simply out of affection for Lord Krsna, however, the wives would be happy to give all the food requested of them. They would not heed their husbands’ prohibitions, since they resided within the Lord through their transcendental intelligence.