परिष्वक्तश्चिरोत्कण्ठैर्गोपैर्गोपीभिरेव च । रामोऽभिवाद्य पितरावाशीर्भिरभिनन्दित: ॥ २ ॥
pariṣvaktaś cirotkaṇṭhair gopair gopībhir eva ca rāmo ’bhivādya pitarāv āśīrbhir abhinanditaḥ
- pariṣvaktaḥ
- embraced
- cira
- for a long time
- utkaṇṭhaiḥ
- who had been in anxiety
- gopaiḥ
- by the cowherd men
- gopībhiḥ
- by the cowherd women
- eva
- indeed
- ca
- also
- rāmaḥ
- Lord Balarāma
- abhivādya
- offering respects
- pitarau
- to His parents (Nanda and Yaśodā)
- āśīrbhiḥ
- with prayers
- abhinanditaḥ
- joyfully greeted
Having long suffered the anxiety of separation, the cowherd men and their wives embraced Lord Balarāma. The Lord then offered respects to His parents, and they joyfully greeted Him with prayers.