who loosed the calves at the wrong hour
As a butter-thieving strategy, the toddler releases the calves so they will nurse from the cows and distract the gopīs while he raids the butter-pots.
अकालवत्सनिर्मोक्ता व्रजव्याक्रोशसुस्मितः ।नवनीतमहाचोरो दारकाहारदायकः॥
akālavatsanirmoktā vrajavyākrośasusmitaḥ ·navanītamahācoro dārakāhāradāyakaḥ
who loosed the calves at the wrong hour
As a butter-thieving strategy, the toddler releases the calves so they will nurse from the cows and distract the gopīs while he raids the butter-pots.
who smiled sweetly at Vraja's scoldings
When the gopīs complain to Yaśodā about Kṛṣṇa's butter thefts, he smiles disarmingly; the combination of mischief and the disarming smile is described as irresistible.
the great thief of fresh butter
'Great thief of butter' — Kṛṣṇa steals butter from every household in Gokula; the gopīs hold a mock complaint session before Yaśodā; one of the most celebrated stories of bhakti literature.
who shared the stolen food with the other boys
Kṛṣṇa does not eat all the stolen butter alone — he distributes it to his friends and to the monkeys, increasing his joy by sharing the treasure.