evam -- in this manner; masam -- an entire month; vratam -- their vow; ceruh -- they executed; kumaryah -- the girls; krishna-cetasah -- their minds absorbed in Krishna; bhadra-kalim -- the goddess Katyayani; samanarcuh -- they properly worshiped; bhuyat -- may He become; nanda-sutah -- the son of King Nanda; patih -- my husband.

Thus for an entire month the girls carried out their vow and properly worshiped the goddess Bhadrakali, fully absorbing their minds in Krishna and meditating upon the following thought: "May the son of King Nanda become my husband."