pÅ«rṇa-candra-kalÄ-mṛṣá¹e
kaumudÄ«-gandha-vÄyunÄ
yamunopavane reme
sevite strī-gaṇair vṛtaḥ
pÅ«rṇa - full; candra - of the moon; kalÄ - by the rays; mṛṣá¹e - bathed; kaumudÄ« - of lotus flowers that open in the moonlight; gandha - (bearing) the fragrance; vÄyunÄ - by the wind; yamunÄ - of the YamunÄ River; upavane - in a garden; reme - He enjoyed; sevite - served; strÄ« - women; gaṇaiḥ - by many; vá¹›taḥ - accompanied.
In the company of numerous women, Lord BalarÄma enjoyed in a garden by the YamunÄ River. This garden was bathed in the rays of the full moon and caressed by breezes bearing the fragrance of night-blooming lotuses.
ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« explains that Lord BalarÄma’s conjugal pastimes took place in a small forest alongside the YamunÄ, a place known as ÅšrÄ«rÄma-ghaá¹á¹a, which is far from the site of ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa’s rÄsa dance.
