गावश्च कृष्णमुखनिर्गतवेणुगीत- पीयूषमुत्तभितकर्णपुटै: पिबन्त्य: । शावा: स्नुतस्तनपय:कवला: स्म तस्थु- र्गोविन्दमात्मनि दृशाश्रुकला: स्पृशन्त्य: ॥ १३ ॥
gāvaś ca kṛṣṇa-mukha-nirgata-veṇu-gīta pīyūṣam uttabhita-karṇa-puṭaiḥ pibantyaḥ śāvāḥ snuta-stana-payaḥ-kavalāḥ sma tasthur govindam ātmani dṛśāśru-kalāḥ spṛśantyaḥ
- gāvaḥ
- the cows
- ca
- and
- kṛṣṇa-mukha
- from the mouth of Lord Kṛṣṇa
- nirgata
- emitted
- veṇu
- of the flute
- gīta
- of the song
- pīyūṣam
- the nectar
- uttabhita
- raised high
- karṇa
- with their ears
- puṭaiḥ
- which were acting as vessels
- pibantyaḥ
- drinking
- śāvāḥ
- the calves
- snuta
- exuding
- stana
- from their udders
- payaḥ
- the milk
- kavalāḥ
- whose mouthfuls
- sma
- indeed
- tasthuḥ
- stood still
- govindam
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
- ātmani
- within their minds
- dṛśā
- with their vision
- aśru-kalāḥ
- their eyes full of tears
- spṛśantyaḥ
- touching
Using their upraised ears as vessels, the cows are drinking the nectar of the flute-song flowing out of Kṛṣṇa’s mouth. The calves, their mouths full of milk from their mothers’ moist nipples, stand still as they take Govinda within themselves through their tear-filled eyes and embrace Him within their hearts.