evam - in this manner; kṛṣṇam - about Kṛṣṇa; pṛcchamānāḥ - inquiring; vṛndāvana - of the Vṛndāvana forest; latāḥ - from the creepers; tarūn - and the trees; vyacakṣata - they saw; vana - of the forest; uddeśe - in one spot; padāni - the footprints; parama-ātmanaḥ - of the Supersoul .

While the gopīs were thus imitating Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and asking Vṛndāvana’s creepers and trees where Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Soul, might be, they happened to see His footprints in a corner of the forest.