kvacit pallava-talpeṣu
niyuddha-śrama-karśitaḥ
vṛkṣa-mūlāśrayaḥ śete
gopotsańgopabarhaṇaḥ
kvacit -- sometimes; pallava -- made from new twigs and buds; talpeshu -- upon beds; niyuddha -- from the fighting; srama -- by fatigue; karsitah -- worn out; vriksha -- of a tree; mula -- at the base; asrayah -- taking shelter; sete -- He lay down; gopa-utsanga -- the lap of a cowherd boy; upabarhanah -- as His pillow.
Sometimes Lord Krishna grew tired from fighting and lay down at the base of a tree, resting upon a bed made of soft twigs and buds and using the lap of a cowherd friend as His pillow.
The word pallava-talpeshu implies that Lord Krishna expanded Himself into many forms and lay down upon the many beds of twigs, leaves and flowers hastily constructed by His enthusiastic cowherd friends.
