सङ्कर्षणस्ता: कृष्णस्य सन्देशैर्हृदयंगमै: । सान्त्वयामास भगवान् नानानुनयकोविद: ॥ १६ ॥
saṅkarṣaṇas tāḥ kṛṣṇasya sandeśair hṛdayaṁ-gamaiḥ sāntvayām āsa bhagavān nānānunaya-kovidaḥ
- saṅkarṣaṇaḥ
- Lord Balarāma, the supreme attractor
- tāḥ
- them
- kṛṣṇasya
- of Lord Kṛṣṇa
- sandeśaiḥ
- by the confidential messages
- hṛdayam
- the heart
- gamaiḥ
- touching
- sāntvayām āsa
- consoled
- bhagavān
- the Supreme Lord
- nānā
- of various kinds
- anunaya
- in conciliation
- kovidaḥ
- expert
The Supreme Lord Balarāma, the attractor of all, being expert at various kinds of conciliation, consoled the gopīs by relaying to them the confidential messages Lord Kṛṣṇa had sent with Him. These messages deeply touched the gopīs’ hearts.