śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti - in these words; viklavitam - the despondent expressions of; tāsām - of them; śrutvā - having heard; yoga-īśvara-īśvaraḥ - the Lord of all lords of mystic power; prahasya - laughing; sa-dayam - mercifully; gopīḥ - the gopīs; ātma ārāmaḥ - self-satisfied; api - even though; arīramat - He satisfied.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Smiling upon hearing these despondent words from the gopīs, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the supreme master of all masters of mystic yoga, mercifully enjoyed with them, although He is self-satisfied.