te - they; anveṣamāṇāḥ - searching out; dayitam - their dearmost; kṛṣṇam - Kṛṣṇa; sūcitayā - (along the path) which was marked; padaiḥ - by His footprints; bhagavat-lakṣaṇaiḥ - the symbolic markings of the Personality of Godhead; jagmuḥ - they went; padavyā - along the path; yamunā-taṭam - to the bank of the Yamunā.

The residents hurried toward the banks of the Yamunā in search of their dearmost Kṛṣṇa, following the path marked by His footprints, which bore the unique signs of the Personality of Godhead.