तं प्रश्रयेणावनता: सुसत्कृतं सव्रीडहासेक्षणसूनृतादिभि: । रहस्यपृच्छन्नुपविष्टमासने विज्ञाय सन्देशहरं रमापते: ॥ ३ ॥
taṁ praśrayeṇāvanatāḥ su-sat-kṛtaṁ sa-vrīḍa-hāsekṣaṇa-sūnṛtādibhiḥ rahasy apṛcchann upaviṣṭam āsane vijñāya sandeśa-haraṁ ramā-pateḥ
- tam
- him, Uddhava
- praśrayeṇa
- with humility
- avanatāḥ
- bowed down (the gopīs)
- su
- properly
- sat-kṛtam
- honored
- sa-vrīḍa
- with shyness
- hāsa
- and smiling
- īkṣaṇa
- by their glances
- sūnṛta
- pleasing words
- ādibhiḥ
- and so forth
- rahasi
- in a secluded place
- apṛcchan
- they inquired
- upaviṣṭam
- who was seated
- āsane
- on a cushion
- vijñāya
- understanding him to be
- sandeśa-haram
- the message carrier
- ramā-pateḥ
- of the master of the goddess of fortune
Bowing their heads in humility, the gopīs duly honored Uddhava with their shy, smiling glances and pleasing words. They took him to a quiet place, seated him comfortably and began to question him, for they recognized him to be a messenger from Kṛṣṇa, the master of the goddess of fortune.