gopa-jāti - as members of the cowherd community; praticchannāḥ - disguised; devāḥ - demigods; gopāla-rūpiṇau - who had assumed the forms of cowherd boys; īḍire - they worshiped; kṛṣṇa-rāmau - Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Rāma; ca - and; naṭāḥ - professional dancers; iva - just as; naṭam - another dancer; nṛpa - 0 King.

O King, demigods disguised themselves as members of the cowherd community and, just as dramatic dancers praise another dancer, worshiped Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, who were also appearing as cowherd boys.