tat - his (Bāṇāsura's); mātā - mother; koṭarā nāma - named Koṭarā; nagnā - naked; mukta - loosened; śiraḥ-ruhā - her hair; puraḥ - in front; avatasthe - stood; kṛṣṇasya - of Kṛṣṇa; putra - her son's; prāṇa - life; rirakṣayā - hoping to save.

Just then Bāṇāsura’s mother, Koṭarā, desiring to save her son’s life, appeared before Lord Kṛṣṇa naked and with her hair undone.