upagÄ«yamÄna udgÄyan
vanitÄ-Å›ata-yÅ«thapaḥ
mÄlÄá¹ bibhrad vaijayantÄ«á¹
vyacaran maṇá¸ayan vanam
upagÄ«yamÄnaḥ - being sung about; udgÄyan - singing loudly Himself; vanitÄ - of women; Å›ata - hundreds; yÅ«thapaḥ - the commander; mÄIÄm - the garland; bibhrat - wearing; vaijayantÄ«m - known as VaijayantÄ« (which consists of flowers of five different colors); vyacaran - moving about; maṇá¸ayan - beautifying; vanam - the forest.
As the gopÄ«s sang His praises, that leader of hundreds of women sang loudly in reply. He moved among them, wearing His VaijayantÄ« garland, beautifying the Vá¹›ndÄvana forest.
According to ÅšrÄ«la JÄ«va GosvÄmÄ«, Lord Kṛṣṇa sang many wonderful melodies and meters, and the gopÄ«s accompanied Him, following His lead. Kṛṣṇa’s singing on this occasion is described in the ÅšrÄ« Viṣṇu PurÄṇa:
kṛṣṇaḥ Å›arac-candramasaá¹
kaumudÄ«á¹ kumudÄkaram
jagau gopÄ«-janas tv ekaá¹
kṛṣṇa-nÄma punaḥ punaḥ
“Kṛṣṇa sang the glories of the autumn moon, the moonshine and the lotus-filled river, while the gopÄ«s simply sang His name repeatedly.â€
