śrī-brahmovāca
naumīḍya te 'bhra-vapuṣe taḍid-ambarāya
guñjāvataḿsa-paripiccha-lasan-mukhāya
vanya-sraje kavala-vetra-viṣāṇa-veṇu-
lakṣma-śriye mṛdu-pade paśupāńgajāya
sri-brahma uvaca -- Lord Brahma said; naumi -- I offer praise; idya -- O most worshipable one; te -- unto You; abhra -- like a dark cloud; vapushe -- whose body; tadit -- like lightning; ambaraya -- whose garment; gunja -- made of small berries; avatamsa -- with ornaments (for the ears); paripiccha -- and peacock feathers; lasat -- resplendent; mukhaya -- whose face; vanya-sraje -- wearing garlands of forest flowers; kavala -- a morsel of food; vetra -- a stick; vishana -- a buffalo-horn bugle; venu -- and a flute; lakshma -- characterized by; sriye -- whose beauty; mridu -- soft; pade -- whose feet; pasu-pa -- of the cowherd (Nanda Maharaja); anga-jaya -- unto the son.
In the previous chapter Brahma, the creator of the universe, tried to bewilder the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, by stealing His cowherd boyfriends and calves. But by a slight exhibition of Krishna's own mystic potency, Brahma himself was completely bewildered, and now with great humility and devotion he offers his humble obeisances and prayers unto the Lord.
The word kavala in this verse refers to a morsel of rice mixed with yogurt that Krishna held in His left hand. According to Sanatana Gosvami, the Lord held a cowherding stick and a buffalo horn pressed under His left arm, and His flute was placed under His belt. Beautiful young Krishna, decorated with multicolored forest minerals, exhibited opulences far greater than those of Vaikuntha. Although Brahma had seen innumerable four-armed forms of the Lord, he now surrendered unto the lotus feet of the two-armed form of Krishna, who appeared as the son of Nanda Maharaja. Brahma offered his prayers to that form.