nadyah -- the rivers; tada -- then; tat -- that; upadharya -- perceiving; mukunda -- of Lord Krishna; gitam -- the song of His flute; avarta -- by their whirlpools; lakshita -- manifest; manah-bhava -- by their conjugal desire; bhagna -- broken; vegah -- their currents; alingana -- by their embrace; sthagitam -- held stationary; urmi-bhujaih -- by the arms of their waves; murareh -- of Lord Murari; grihnanti -- they seize; pada-yugalam -- the two lotus feet; kamala-upaharah -- carrying offerings of lotus flowers.

When the rivers hear the flute-song of Krishna, their minds begin to desire Him, and thus the flow of their currents is broken and their waters are agitated, moving around in whirlpools. Then with the arms of their waves the rivers embrace Murari's lotus feet and, holding on to them, present offerings of lotus flowers.