na khalu gopÄ«kÄ-nandano bhavÄn
akhila-dehinÄm antarÄtma-dá¹›k
vikhanasÄrthito viÅ›va-guptaye
sakha udeyivÄn sÄtvatÄá¹ kule
na - not; khalu - indeed; gopikÄ - of the gopÄ«, YaÅ›odÄ; nandanaḥ - the son; bhavÄn - Your good self; akhila - of all; dehinÄm - embodied living entities; antaḥ-Ätma - of the inner consciousness; dá¹›k - the seer; vikhanasÄ - by Lord BrahmÄ; arthitaḥ - prayed for; viÅ›va - of the universe; guptaye - for the protection; sakhe - O friend; udeyivÄn - You arose; sÄtvatÄm - of the SÄtvatas; kule - in the dynasty.
The gopÄ«s here imply, “Since You have descended to protect the entire universe, how can You neglect Your own devotees?â€