tataḥ - then; muhūrtam - for a moment; prakṛtau - in ordinary (human) nature; upaplutaḥ - absorbed; sva-bodhaḥ - (although) fully self-cognizant; āste - He remained; sva-jana - for His dear ones; anuṣaṅgataḥ - due to His affection; mahā-anubhāvaḥ - the possessor of great powers of perception; tat - that; abudhyat - recognized; āsurīm - demoniac; māyām - the illusory magic; saḥ - He; śālva - by Śālva; prasṛtām - utilized; maya - by Maya Dānava; uditām - developed.

By nature Lord Kṛṣṇa is full in knowledge, and He possesses unlimited powers of perception. Yet for a moment, out of great affection for His loved ones, He remained absorbed in the mood of an ordinary human being. He soon recalled, however, that this was all a demoniac illusion engineered by Maya Dānava and employed by Śālva.