api - certainly; bata - regrettable; madhu-puryām - in the city of Mathurā; ārya-putraḥ - the son of Nanda Mahārāja; adhunā - now; āste - resides; smarati - remembers; saḥ - He; pitṛ-gehān - the household affairs of His father; saumya - O great soul (Uddhava); bandhūn - His many friends; ca - and; gopān - the cowherd boys; kvacit - sometimes; api - or; saḥ - He; kathām - talks; naḥ - of us; kiṅkarīṇām - of the maidservants; gṛṇīte - relates; bhujam - hand; aguru-su-gandham - having the fragrance of aguru; mūrdhni - on the head; adhāsyat - will keep; kadā - when; nu - may be.

“O Uddhava! It is indeed regrettable that Kṛṣṇa resides in Mathurā. Does He remember His father’s household affairs and His friends, the cowherd boys? O great soul! Does He ever talk about us, His maidservants? When will He lay on our heads His aguru-scented hand?”