tato 'nuraktaiḥ paśupaiḥ pariśrito
rājan sva-goṣṭhaḿ sa-balo 'vrajad dhariḥ
tathā-vidhāny asya kṛtāni gopikā
gāyantya īyur muditā hṛdi-spṛśaḥ
tatah -- then; anuraktaih -- loving; pasu-paih -- by the cowherd boys; parisritah -- surrounded; rajan -- O King; sva-goshtham -- to the place where He was tending His own cows; sa-balah -- together with Lord Balarama; avrajat -- went off; harih -- Krishna; tatha-vidhani -- such as this (lifting of Govardhana); asya -- of Him; kritani -- the activities; gopikah -- the cowherd girls; gayantyah -- singing; iyuh -- they went; muditah -- happily; hridi-sprisah -- of Him who touched them within their hearts.
Surrounded by His loving cowherd boyfriends and Lord Balarama, Krishna then went off to the place where He had been tending His cows. The cowherd girls returned to their homes, singing joyfully about the lifting of Govardhana Hill and other glorious deeds performed by Lord Krishna, who had so deeply touched their hearts.
Before returning to their homes, the gopis shared intimate association with their lover, Sri Krishna, by exchanging secret glances. Ordinarily they could not publicly talk about Krishna, since they were chaste young girls in a religious village, but now they took advantage of this wonderful exhibition by the Lord and freely sang of His beautiful qualities. It is natural that a young man wants to do something wonderful in the presence of a beautiful young girl. The gopis were the most beautiful and pure-hearted young girls, and Sri Krishna performed the most wonderful activities in their presence. Thus He entered deep within their tender hearts, enlivening their eternal devotion to Him.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to the Tenth Canto, Twenty-fifth Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled "Lord Krishna Lifts Govardhana Hill."
