वत्सलो व्रजगवां यदगध्रो वन्द्यमानचरण: पथि वृद्धै: । कृत्स्नगोधनमुपोह्य दिनान्ते गीतवेणुरनुगेडितकीर्ति: ॥ २२ ॥ उत्सवं श्रमरुचापि दृशीना- मुन्नयन् खुररजश्छुरितस्रक् । दित्सयैति सुहृदासिष एष देवकीजठरभूरुडुराज: ॥ २३ ॥
vatsalo vraja-gavāṁ yad aga-dhro vandyamāna-caraṇaḥ pathi vṛddhaiḥ kṛtsna-go-dhanam upohya dinānte gīta-veṇur anugeḍita-kīrtiḥ utsavaṁ śrama-rucāpi dṛśīnām unnayan khura-rajaś-churita-srak ditsayaiti suhṛd-āsiṣa eṣa devakī-jaṭhara-bhūr uḍu-rājaḥ
- vatsalaḥ
- affectionate
- vraja-gavām
- to the cows of Vraja
- yat
- because
- aga
- of the mountain
- dhraḥ
- the lifter
- vandyamāna
- being worshiped
- caraṇaḥ
- His feet
- pathi
- along the path
- vṛddhaiḥ
- by the exalted demigods
- kṛtsna
- entire
- go-dhanam
- the herd of cows
- upohya
- collecting
- dina
- of the day
- ante
- at the end
- gītā-veṇuḥ
- playing His flute
- anuga
- by His companions
- īḍita
- praised
- kīrtiḥ
- His glories
- utsavam
- a festival
- śrama
- of fatigue
- rucā
- by His coloring
- api
- even
- dṛśīnām
- for the eyes
- unnayan
- raising
- khura
- from the hooves (of the cows)
- rajaḥ
- with the dust
- churita
- powdered
- srak
- His garland
- ditsayā
- with the desire
- eti
- He is coming
- suhṛt
- to His friends
- āśiṣaḥ
- their desires
- eṣaḥ
- this
- devakī
- of mother Yaśodā
- jaṭhara
- from the womb
- bhūḥ
- born
- uḍu-rājaḥ
- moon
Out of great affection for the cows of Vraja, Kṛṣṇa became the lifter of Govardhana Hill. At the end of the day, having rounded up all His own cows, He plays a song on His flute, while exalted demigods standing along the path worship His lotus feet and the cowherd boys accompanying Him chant His glories. His garland is powdered by the dust raised by the cows’ hooves, and His beauty, enhanced by His fatigue, creates an ecstatic festival for everyone’s eyes. Eager to fulfill His friends’ desires, Kṛṣṇa is the moon arisen from the womb of mother Yaśodā.