gāḥ - the cows; sannivartya - turning back; sāya-ahne - in the late afternoon; saha-rāmaḥ - together with Lord Balarāma; janārdanaḥ - Śrī Kṛṣṇa; veṇum - His flute; viraṇayan - playing in a specific way; goṣṭham - to the cowherd village; agāt - He went; gopaiḥ - by the cowherd boys; abhiṣṭutaḥ - being praised.

It was now late in the afternoon, and Lord Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by Balarāma, turned the cows back toward home. Playing His flute in a special way, Kṛṣṇa returned to the cowherd village in the company of His cowherd friends, who chanted His glories.