na khalu gopīkā-nandano bhavān
akhila-dehinām antarātma-dṛk
vikhanasārthito viśva-guptaye
sakha udeyivān sātvatāṁ kule
na - not; khalu - indeed; gopikā - of the gopī, Yaśodā; nandanaḥ - the son; bhavān - Your good self; akhila - of all; dehinām - embodied living entities; antaḥ-ātma - of the inner consciousness; dṛk - the seer; vikhanasā - by Lord Brahmā; arthitaḥ - prayed for; viśva - of the universe; guptaye - for the protection; sakhe - O friend; udeyivān - You arose; sātvatām - of the Sātvatas; kule - in the dynasty.
The gopīs here imply, “Since You have descended to protect the entire universe, how can You neglect Your own devotees?”