tāḿ rātriḿ tatra rājendra
kṣut-tṛḍbhyāḿ śrama-karṣitāḥ
ūṣur vrayaukaso gāvaḥ
kālindyā upakūlataḥ
tam -- that; ratrim -- night; tatra -- there; raja-indra -- O most exalted of kings; kshut-tridbhyam -- by hunger and thirst; srama -- and by fatigue; karshitah -- weakened; ushuh -- they remained; vraja-okasah -- the people of Vrindavana; gavah -- and the cows; kalindyah -- of the Yamuna; upakulatah -- near the shore.
O best of kings [Parikshit], because the residents of Vrindavana w-ere feeling very weak from hunger, thirst and fatigue, they and the cows spent the night where they were, lying down near the bank of the Kalindi.
Srila Jiva Gosvami points out that although the people were weak from hunger and thirst, they did not drink the milk from the cows present there because they feared it had been contaminated by the serpent's poison. The residents of Vrindavana were so overjoyed to get back their beloved Krishna that they did not want to go back to their houses. They wanted to stay with Krishna on the bank of the Yamuna so that they could continuously see Him. Thus they decided to take rest near the riverbank.
