evam - thus; saḥ - He; bhagavān - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kṛṣṇaḥ - Kṛṣṇa; vṛndāvana-caraḥ - wandering, and acting, in Vṛndāvana; kvacit - once; yayau - went; rāmam ṛte - without Lord Balarāma; rājan - O King Parīkṣit; kālindīm - to the river Yamunā; sakhibhiḥ - by His friends; vṛtaḥ - surrounded.

O King, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa thus wandered about the Vṛndāvana area, performing His pastimes. Once, surrounded by His boyfriends, He went without Balarāma to the Yamunā River.