गावो मृगा: खगा नार्य: पुष्पिण्य: शरदाभवन् । अन्वीयमाना: स्ववृषै: फलैरीशक्रिया इव ॥ ४६ ॥
gāvo mṛgāḥ khagā nāryaḥ puṣpiṇyaḥ śaradābhavan anvīyamānāḥ sva-vṛṣaiḥ phalair īśa-kriyā iva
- gāvaḥ
- the cows
- mṛgāḥ
- the female deer
- khagāḥ
- the female birds
- nāryaḥ
- the women
- puṣpiṇyaḥ
- in their fertile periods
- śaradā
- because of the autumn
- abhavan
- became
- anvīyamānāḥ
- followed
- sva-vṛṣaiḥ
- by their respective mates
- phalaiḥ
- by good results
- īśa-kriyāḥ
- activities performed in service to the Supreme Lord
- iva
- as
By the influence of the autumn season, all the cows, doe, women and female birds became fertile and were followed by their respective mates in search of sexual enjoyment, just as activities performed for the service of the Supreme Lord are automatically followed by all beneficial results.