नन्दादयस्तु तं दृष्ट्वा परमानन्दनिवृता: । कृष्णं च तत्रच्छन्दोभि: स्तूयमानं सुविस्मिता: ॥ १७ ॥
nandādayas tu taṁ dṛṣṭvā paramānanda-nivṛtāḥ kṛṣṇaṁ ca tatra cchandobhiḥ stūyamānaṁ su-vismitāḥ
- nanda-ādayaḥ
- the cowherd men headed by Nanda Mahārāja
- tu
- and
- tam
- that
- dṛṣṭvā
- seeing
- parama
- supreme
- ānanda
- by ecstasy
- nivṛtāḥ
- overwhelmed with joy
- kṛṣṇam
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
- ca
- and
- tatra
- there
- chandobhiḥ
- by the Vedic hymns
- stūyamānam
- being praised
- su
- very much
- vismitāḥ
- surprised
Nanda Mahārāja and the other cowherd men felt the greatest happiness when they saw that transcendental abode. They were especially amazed to see Kṛṣṇa Himself there, surrounded by the personified Vedas, who were offering Him prayers.