gah -- the cows; sannivartya -- turning back; saya-ahne -- in the late afternoon; saha-ramah -- together with Lord Balarama; janardanah -- Sri Krishna; venum -- His flute; viranayan -- playing in a specific way; goshtham -- to the cowherd village; agat -- He went; gopaih -- by the cowherd boys; abhishtutah -- being praised.

It was now late in the afternoon, and Lord Krishna, accompanied by Balarama, turned the cows back toward home. Playing His flute in a special way, Krishna returned to the cowherd village in the company of His cowherd friends, who chanted His glories.