gandharva - inhabitants of the Gandharva planet; apsarasaḥ - the inhabitants of the Apsarā planet; adhukṣan - milked out; pātre - in a pot; padma-maye - made of a lotus; payaḥ - milk; vatsam - calf; viśvāvasum - of the name Viśvāvasu; kṛtvā - making; gāndharvam - songs; madhu - sweet; saubhagam - beauty.

The inhabitants of Gandharvaloka and Apsaroloka made Viśvāvasu into a calf, and they drew the milk into a lotus-flower pot. The milk took the shape of sweet musical art and beauty.