ब्रह्मरात्र उपावृत्ते वासुदेवानुमोदिता: । अनिच्छन्त्यो ययुर्गोप्य: स्वगृहान्भगवत्प्रिया: ॥ ३८ ॥
brahma-rātra upāvṛtte vāsudevānumoditāḥ anicchantyo yayur gopyaḥ sva-gṛhān bhagavat-priyāḥ
- brahma-rātre
- the nighttime of Brahmā
- upāvṛtte
- being completed
- vāsudeva
- by Lord Kṛṣṇa
- anumoditāḥ
- advised
- anicchantyaḥ
- unwilling
- yayuḥ
- went
- gopyaḥ
- the gopīs
- sva-gṛhān
- to their homes
- bhagavat
- of the Supreme Lord
- priyāḥ
- the dear consorts
After an entire night of Brahmā had passed, Lord Kṛṣṇa advised the gopīs to return to their homes. Although they did not wish to do so, the Lord’s beloved consorts complied with His command.