evaá¹ samayam Äkarṇya
baddhvÄ parikaraá¹ prabhuḥ
ÄtmÄnaá¹ saptadhÄ ká¹›tvÄ
nyagá¹›hṇÄl lÄ«layaiva tÄn
evam - thus; samayam - the condition; Äkarṇya - hearing; baddhvÄ - tightening; parikaram - His clothing; prabhuḥ - the Lord; ÄtmÄnam - Himself; saptadhÄ - as seven; ká¹›tvÄ - making; nyagá¹›hṇÄt - He subdued; lÄ«layÄ - like play; eva - simply; tÄn - them.
Upon hearing these terms, the Lord tightened His clothing, expanded Himself into seven forms and easily subdued the bulls.
According to ÅšrÄ«la ÅšrÄ«dhara SvÄmÄ«, Lord Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself into seven forms not only to playfully defeat the seven bulls but also to show Princess Satya that she would not have to compete with His other queens, since He could enjoy with all of them simultaneously.
