taḿ gorajaś-churita-kuntala-baddha-barha-
vanya-prasūna-rucirekṣaṇa-cāru-hāsam
veṇum kvaṇantam anugair upagīta-kīrtiḿ
gopyo didṛkṣita-dṛśo 'bhyagaman sametāḥ
tam -- Him; go-rajah -- with the dust raised by the cows; churita -- smeared; kuntala -- within His locks of hair; baddha -- placed; barha -- a peacock feather; vanya-prasuna -- with forest flowers; rucira-ikshana -- charming eyes; caru-hasam -- and a beautiful smile; venum -- His flute; kvanantam -- sounding; anugaih -- by His companions; upagita -- being chanted; kirtim -- His glories; gopyah -- the gopis; didrikshita -- eager to see; drisah -- their eyes; abhyagaman -- came forward; sametah -- in a body.
Lord Krishna's hair, powdered with the dust raised by the cows, was decorated with a peacock feather and forest flowers. The Lord glanced charmingly and smiled beautifully, playing upon His flute while His companions chanted His glories. The gopis, all together, came forward to meet Him, their eyes very eager to see Him.
Superficially, the gopis were young married girls, and therefore they would naturally be ashamed and fearful of casting loving glances at a beautiful young boy like Sri Krishna. But Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and all living beings are His eternal servants. Thus the gopis, although the most pure-hearted of all great souls, did not hesitate to come forward and satisfy their love-struck eyes by drinking in the sight of beautiful young Krishna. The gopis also relished the sweet sound of His flute and the enchanting fragrance of His body.
