Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
Seī is situated one-and-a-half miles south-east of Parkhama and four miles from Pasaulī. Brahmājī, bewildered by Kṛṣṇa’s illusory energy, stole the cowherd boys and the calves and hid them in a secret place. However, when he returned after one year, he saw that Kṛṣṇa and the cowherd boys were tending the calves just as before. At that time, he began to wonder if the cowherd boys and calves that he had hidden in the cave were still there (seī). When he saw that they were indeed still there, he doubted that they were with Kṛṣṇa. “Kyā seī? – Are they there?”, he wondered. By Brahmā’s saying seī over and over again in this way, this place became known as Seī. Seeing the cowherd boys and the calves together with Kṛṣṇa as before, Brahmā ascertained (seī), “This Kṛṣṇa is definitely the Supreme Lord Himself.”
Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
This village is near the place where Brahma stole the calves and cowherd boys. After Brahma returned to see what had happened, he became bewildered by seeing all the calves and cowherd boys still present with Krishna. Lord Brahma was saying to himself, “Kya ye sei hai.” Meaning “Is it true.” Or in other words, Brahma was saying. “Is it true that these are the same calves and cowherd boys that were stolen by me?” The word ‘sei’ means the ‘truth’, or whatever has been spoken is ‘truthful’. The Bhakti-ratnakara says, “At this place Sei which is known by all, Brahma was bewildered by Krishna’s maya. After stealing the cowherd boys and calves, Brahma kept them hidden. But when he returned to Vatsavana, he saw what he thought must be the same boys and calves. Being overwhelmed he repeatedly said, ‘Those are these or these are those? Thus the village became known as Sei.”
